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Vulnerable children at the boundary of the criminal justice system

Keynote address at the Jesuit Social Services National Justice Symposium Pushing the boundaries: rethinking the limits of children’s involvement in the criminal justice system. CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY 1. Acknowledgments Thank you, Father Frank Brenan, for your kind introduction. I also thank the...

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Children's Rights

Strings, sealing wax and other fancy stuff

ACECQA NQF Conference Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 13 September 2013 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY 1. Acknowledgments Slide 1 – Introduction I would like to acknowledge and pay my respects to the Traditional Owners of the land we meet on today – the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and pay...

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Children's Rights

Address to the Annual Coalition Meeting

Families Australia Annual Coalition Meeting CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Time of event: 8:30am Time of speech: 10:15-10:40am Chair: Brian Babington Other speakers: No other speakers – keynote Length of speech: 30 minutes Contact on the day: Stella Conroy 0422 384 000 1. Acknowledgments Slide 1 – Opening...

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Children's Rights

Children’s rights: everyone, everywhere everyday

Megan Mitchell National Children’s Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Castan Centre Human Rights Law Conference Human Rights 2013 The Edge, Federation Square Corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne Friday 26 July 2013 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY 1. Acknowledgments Thank you...

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Children's Rights

Bullying, Young People and the Law

Bullying, Young People and the Law Symposium The Alannah and Madeline Foundation CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Opening remarks Thank you for the introduction, and to the Alannah and Madeline Foundation for inviting me to be part of this symposium about the law’s response to bullying and cyber bullying. I...

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Children's Rights

Listening to children and young people from refugee backgrounds

Refugee Youth In Focus: National Forum on young people from refugee backgrounds CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Acknowledgments Thank you, Carmel. I would like to thank Carmel, Nadine Liddy, and the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN) Australia for inviting me to speak at as part of the plenary...

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Children's Rights

Learning through Listening

Opening plenary session of 5th SNAICC National Conference - For Our Children: Living and Learning Together

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Children's Rights

Privileging the voice of children in family law

I want to start by sharing with you the views of 14-year-old Rani who was – as part of a custody case – the subject of a lengthy dispute about contact. Rani had an independent children’s lawyer and a family report to present ‘her best interests’ to the judge. However she still felt totally excluded from the decision-making process.

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Children's Rights

Walking the talk: Towards authentic child voice

It’s fantastic to be amongst so many people committed to the wellbeing of Australia’s children. I’m thrilled to have been invited today by Prue Warrilow, Brian Babington and Families Australia and feel honoured to deliver the Berry Street Childhood Institute Families Australia Oration as my first speaking engagement as inaugural National Children’s Commissioner.

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