The Queensland Government aims to halve the number of children and young people living in residential care, see more cared for by kin or foster carers, improve culturally-led and early intervention support, and reduce the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in care.

This paper explores 'targeting' from a child rights framework, identifying some of the more common ways targeting – as defined in the 2022 Privacy Act Review – interacts with children’s rights.

This short submission addresses a specific proposal in the Industry Standards for Class 1A & 1B Material for Designated Internet Services and Relevant Electronic Services. It highlights concerns that the minimum age of default privacy settings violates children’s rights and these decisions do not appear to be made in children’s best interests.

This is the final report from a five-year inquiry led by the Australian Human Rights Commission into Australia’s national protections for human rights and anti-discrimination. The report proposes a re-imagined National Human Rights Framework and outlines a major reset of how human rights are considered and protected in Australia.

In this report, the Committee makes 10 recommendations that address specific issues in relation to the rights of women and children, including on matters such as gender-based violence, orphanage trafficking, acid attacks and technology-facilitated abuse.