"She has been assessed as having the mental capacity of a kindergarten child and the language skills of a toddler younger than three." In what world is a cold, bleak, isolating box with no toilet or human connection an appropriate response for a child with disability? A cruel one

Thank you to the Australian High Commissioner, UNICEF Maldives and Children's Ombudsperson's Office for the opportunity to share the findings of my ‘Help Way Earlier!’ report, and to discuss reform based on evidence and human rights. Australian Human Rights Commission

We all want to keep our kids safe. But a blanket social media ban is not the answer. Australian parents and kids deserve better than the rushed process we've seen in Parliament over the last few days. Some thoughts from Anne Hollonds and I in today's The West Australian 👇

Don’t miss the next ‘Act for Children’ Roundtable on 4 Dec ‘Can we make children’s rights real? Global insights for Australia’ Australian Human Rights Commission

The Queensland Government’s ‘Making Qld Safer Bill’ blatantly breaches domestic and international human rights standards and risks pulling children deeper into a failing punitive legal system. Read more in our media release: loom.ly/vZoVfPE

Australia is an international embarrassment for our ‘flagrant disregard’ of the human rights of children. Whatever the election slogans, governments in power have a responsibility to implement policy based on evidence & human rights. Anthony Albanese Mark Dreyfus Australian Human Rights Commission

ALHR is alarmed by the QLD Govt’s archaic Making #Children Safer Bill. These measures flagrantly violate the #CRC & UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice & take QLD back to a pre-1900s approach to children in contact with the law. 1/ #qldpol

National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds tells us how serious the issue of children being radicalised online is.

There are fresh warnings of an unprecedented rise in Aussie kids as young as 12 being radicalised by extremist material online. National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds explains what signs parents should look out for.

National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds has today released a video, again urging the Queensland Government to scrap its plan to pass strict new child justice laws. Read more: loom.ly/_A_P0PU #AusHumanRights #helpwayearlier

National Children's Commissioner urges Australian governments to stand up for childen's human rights - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=BTdJGI…

“A stain on our moral conscience.” Over 370 million girls & women globally – equivalent to 1 in 8 – have experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18. This UNICEF study provides the first-ever global estimates on sexual violence against children revealing the scale

These horrors will never end unless Australian governments stand up for the human rights of children and listen to the evidence. It’s our shared responsibility to protect the safety and wellbeing of our youngest citizens.

In today’s Herald Sun CCYP Victoria’s Liana Buchanan and I urge the government to invest significantly and urgently to improve whole of system responses to children who experience family violence.  👉🏼 Read our article here: heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/k…

Chairperson Senator Paul Scarr speaks about the Senate Inquiry into ‘Aust’s youth justice and incarceration system.’ abc.net.au/listen/program…

It was a missed opportunity to not appoint a Cabinet Minister for Children. And we need child safety and wellbeing to be a priority for National Cabinet, like ‘women’s safety’ is. Time for real action for our most vulnerable children.

This week we did not get a Cabinet Minister for Children - a missed opportunity. But we can still make child safety & wellbeing a priority for National Cabinet &work together across the federation to fix these preventable problems. abc.net.au/listen/program…

Today's Herald Sun reveals a disturbing trend: young people are seeking intervention orders to protect themselves from school bullying. This reflects a culture where violence & coercion are becoming normalised among young people. We must address problematic behaviours and

This is the darkest of weeks. humanrights.gov.au/about/news/med…

Thanks to ABC News for covering the release of my ‘Silence and Inaction’ report for the Royal Commission DFSV_SA. Among the 53 child victims that I interviewed numerous shared experiences of coercive control & the barriers to seeking help. Read more here: abc.net.au/news/2025-07-1…