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Guide

How to support your child when they tell you they are non-binary


A guide designed to support families, carers, educators and communities in understanding and affirming transgender (trans), non-binary and gender diverse young people. The guide outlines what a young person might be experiencing, what they might need from their family, and how adults can respond in ways that are supportive and respectful.

Early years postcards 2: preschoolers' views on their favourite thing about being outside


When it comes to decisions around space and infrastructure, children and young people – particularly young children – are overlooked and ignored, dismissed as "too young" to have worthwhile perspectives to offer. This report provides an opportunity for young children to practice sharing their thoughts and feelings about the things that matter to them.
Policy report

The Children’s Online Privacy Code and targeted advertising


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.
Journal article

Examining the impact of domestic and family violence on young Australians' school-level education

This article examines intervention and support provision in Australian education settings that draws directly on the experiences of young people who have experienced domestic and family violence (DFV). The findings question the degree to which schools are presently equipped to recognise, respond to and support students who experience DFV.
Report

Children and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Australia


This report highlights nine of the most urgent challenges and issues in terms of everyday use of GenAI tools, especially when children might be using these systems. All of these are in urgent need of greater research, including hearing more from children and young people about how they use, and how they wish to (or...