The report details the findings from consultations with over 500 children and young people across all Australian jurisdictions. It explores what children and young people need to develop their identity and a positive sense of self. The report contains eight recommendations that would centre the experiences and views of children in the development of policies...

This blueprint from the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Commissioner offers a practical, actionable path to develop a Children’s Plan for Queensland. A Children’s Plan will aim to improve life outcomes for all children and work across government to make children a central focus in decision-making.

This report synthesises discussions from the Digital Childhoods Summit, held in Canberra in June 2025. The summit aimed to identify key priorities for practice and policy to improve digital childhoods in Australia. It was organised around four key themes, each recognised as timely and significant issues affecting children, families, educators, industry and government.

In 2024, more than 17,500 children aged 8-12 years across South Australia took part in the annual Commissioner’s Student Voice Postcards initiative. Their responses provide clear insight into their lives, including the conditions which shape them. They also expose patterns of systemic challenges that must be addressed.

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.