This paper explores the intersection of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, relevant Queensland Acts and the human services practice area of youth justice in Queensland. It finds direct and systemic contravention of the human rights of children involved with the youth justice system in Queensland.

In 2024, more than 17,500 children aged 8-12 years across South Australia took part in the annual Commissioner’s Student Voice Postcards initiative. Their responses provide clear insight into their lives, including the conditions which shape them. They also expose patterns of systemic challenges that must be addressed.

The Children’s Online Privacy Code is widely expected to address a range of privacy issues for children, including targeted advertising. This paper explores a discussion held by 21 experts from academia and civil society around how the Code might address targeted advertising.

This review of the incarceration of children in Australia was unable to further progress its inquiries due to the calling of the 2025 Federal election. This final report recommends that the Senate take note of the interim report and re-refer the inquiry in the new Parliament.

This paper captures insights from a workshop with young people, all with lived experience in the out-of-home care system. It explores their perspectives on online privacy and aims to reflect their voices as authentically as possible. The briefing was shared with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to inform the development of the Children’s...