This brief report builds upon the findings of the EU Kids Online project’s work into Excessive Internet Use among the 19,834 European children (aged 11-16) participating in that study and now looks at the effects on Australian children. It compares the European data with the much smaller cohort of 300 Australian children (aged 11-16) who...

This paper presents an integrated economic approach that organizes and interprets the evidence on child development. It also discusses the indicators of child well-being that are used in international comparisons. Recent evidence on child development is summarized, and policies to promote child well-being are discussed. The chapter concludes with some open questions and suggestions for...

This is the Commission’s eighth annual report analysing the deaths of children and young people in Queensland focusing on the circumstances and risk factors surrounding external (non-natural) causes of death. The Commission’s Queensland Child Death Register now holds data in relation to 4,074 Queensland children and young people who have died since 1 January 2004...

This report into the use of force in Queensland's youth detention centres follows an investigation into six instances where young people sustained significant injuries.

The survey looked at children's use of technology and the internet, and finds that swimming and soccer top the list of most popular sports participated in by Australian kids, according to survey results released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. ABS Assistant Director of Innovation and Technology National Statistics Centre, David Taylor, highlighted...