Introduction: This report gives priority to the needs and interests of young people who are in detained in detention centres in Queensland, as prescribed under the Commission’s current functions including monitoring and reviewing laws, policies and practices that relate to the delivery of services to children and young people. The Commission’s monitoring of, and advocacy...

This report contains comprehensive information on adoptions in Australia, including the characteristics of adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers. Summary Australian adoptions increased while intercountry adoptions declined The number of finalised adoptions in Australia increased slightly to 339 in 2012-13, up from the previous year's all-time low of 333. Compared with 2011-12, the number...

This paper explores trends in types of child care for children aged under 12 years old with employed mothers in Australia, from the 1980s through to 2011, to examine how the roles of different forms of care provision have changed in this environment of increasing maternal employment. Abstract Many industrialised countries, Australia included, have experienced...

This issues paper was released to assist the public in preparing submissions for the Productivity Commission's inquiry into childcare and early childhood learning. The Australian Government’s objectives in commissioning this Inquiry are to examine and identify future options for a child care and early childhood learning system that: supports workforce participation, particularly for women addresses...

CATCH/iMATCH is a three-year research project examining the influence of the built, social and policy environments on children’s independent mobility and active travel in Australia. This paper presents the findings of the ‘Citizen Kid’ Planning Group and explores some of the lessons for both research and for planning practice, that have been highlighted in this...