First Nations children
Report
“...as a good parent would...”
This inquiry headed by Principal Commissioner, Bernie Geary OAM, addresses the issue of sexual abuse, exploitation and the adequacy of the provision of residential care services to Victorian children and young people in care. Executive summary The Commission’s Inquiry into the adequacy of the provision of residential care services to children and young people who...
Report
Listen to us: using the views of WA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people to improve policy and service delivery
This report presents the outcomes of a major consultation with Aboriginal children and young people across Western Australia conducted by the Commissioner for Children and Young People WA. In 2014, the Commissioner consulted with 1,271 Aboriginal children and young from all major regions of WA about the most important issues in their lives, including 482...
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Amnesty International claim on 'shocking' Indigenous child incarceration rates checks out
Amnesty International secretary general Salil Shetty claims the rate at which Western Australia jails Indigenous children is higher than the rate black children in the US are incarcerated.
Briefing paper
The impact of living in regional and remote areas on the wellbeing of WA children and young people
In 2012 around 27 per cent (27.1%) of all children and young people lived in regional and remote areas of WA. Around 60 per cent (61.6%) of Aboriginal children and young people 0 to 19 years live in regional and remote areas. In a number of important areas, the wellbeing of children and young people...