A group of researchers decided to ask children what they think about the communities they live in - what they think makes a strong and supportive community, for children and for adults. Executive summary In 2008, a group of researchers surveyed 108 children across six different places in the eastern part of Australia - aged...

INTRODUCTION The Australia Council for the Arts commissioned this literature review in response to the decline in children’s reading measured by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The review aimed to summarise current knowledge on Australian children’s leisure reading, and identifies gaps in knowledge and opportunities for further research. The literature review explores findings across...

This report argues that the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has a limited scope that is symptomatic of wider gaps and silences in the national conversation about child sexual abuse. Executive summary: The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been heralded a new epoch in Australian life...

The purpose of this inquiry is to investigate the ways in which life in immigration detention affects the health, well-being and development of children. The inquiry will assess the impact on children by seeking the views of people who were previously detained as children in closed immigration detention and by assessing the current circumstances and...

The internet has become a daily, integrated part of life for many Australian families. It is an essential tool for all Australians, an integral part of our economic and social activities, and a vast resource of information, education and entertainment. The ability for young Australians to use online tools effectively provides both a skill for...