This report outlines activities required to expedite Australia’s approach to implementing the United Nations' Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). Informed by a recent national OPCAT symposium, the publication provides a clear pathway for governments across Australia to meet the approaching deadline for OPCAT...

This Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy outlines a commitment to making the Commission's workplace and their work child safe. This policy also describes how the Commission implements the ten National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.

This report captures these experiences and provides recommendations for the meeting the mental health and wellbeing needs of children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Each recommendation related to the priority areas of the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Pandemic Response Plan, as well as to issues raised in the report.

This report conveys the views of children, young people and families collected by the National Children’s Commissioner in face-to-face and online consultations and surveys between May and July 2021.

This is a report setting out the findings of the Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission) following an inquiry into the detention of refugees who have had their visas cancelled or refused on character grounds under s 501 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (Migration Act).