The study reviews the implications of climate change for children and future generations, drawing on relevant experiences in different sectors and countries of promoting child rights and well-being. It traces in considerable detail the pathways through which shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns create serious additional barriers to the achievement of the child survival, development...

The Department of Family and Community Services makes, or has made in the past, a number of payments for children and child carers. This paper provides a short history of the development of these payments and a chronology of changes to each payment from their introduction to the present day. First published 5 July 2006...

An evaluation of the Cottage Centre for Families and Children which served inner-Melbourne families with young children shows that it was an effective model for assisting families with complex needs. Defining principles included early intervention, considering the child in the context of family and community; and treating parents as expert partners. Children benefited in all...

This report provides comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services. The report contains data for 2007-08, as well as trend data on child protection notifications, investigations and substantiations, children on care and protection orders and children in out-of-home care. Child protection Australia 2007-08 provides comprehensive information on state and territory child...

This report examines the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in Queensland, using data and research from a range of sources. This report updates and expands on information provided in the Commission's previous Snapshot reports and includes data on issues such as health, disability, mortality, child protection, drug use and homelessness. Findings include...