Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3 Australia’s children ........................................................................................................ 6 A nationwide children’s rights framework .................................................................. 6 Children’s voices ............................................................................................................ 7 Civil rights....................................................................................................................... 9 Safety ............................................................................................................................ 11 Family life ..................................................................................................................... 13 Health ........................................................................................................................... 14 Living standards .......................................................................................................... 17 Education, leisure and cultural activities .................................................................. 19 Youth justice ................................................................................................................ 21 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children ......................................................... 23 Asylum seeker and refugee children ........................................................................ 26 Moving forward ........................................................................................................... 28 A blueprint for reform — Key actions ....................................................................... 29 Appendix ...................................................................................................................... 41 2