Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report November 2022 broader impacts of the pandemic on their families – fear of either themselves or relatives getting ill, periods of isolation, lack of information and misinformation, as well as economic impacts such as loss of employment of family members. This project explores how these factors and others have affected their mental health and wellbeing based on their self-reported experiences, and those of their caregivers. Children, and parents/guardians and grandparents across Australia were invited by the National Children’s Commissioner to respond to an online survey. 4,559 children aged 9–17 years, and 2,796 parents/guardians and grandparents provided survey responses. Two roundtables were held with key mental health stakeholders. The report, including a child-friendly version, was launched on 25 September 2022, after the reporting period. Of the 4,559 children who participated in the survey, 41% reported that the pandemic had a negative impact on their wellbeing, and at the time of the survey in early 2022, around one in five children reported that they were feeling more down, scared or worried than they used to. The COVID-19 and kids wellbeing surveys highlighted the importance of listening to children and ensuring their wellbeing is a priority for policy making. The pandemic, and the response to the pandemic, had significant impacts on the lives of children. Yet children and their families were not involved in guiding or giving real-time feedback on government responses. The survey findings also demonstrate that systems reform at a national level is needed to effectively support the mental health and wellbeing of children. An important starting point for this is the resourcing and implementation of the inter-governmental National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Spectator Racism in Sport Guidelines The Spectator Racism Project began in response to incidents of spectator racism at Australian professional sporting matches. In April 2021, the Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan convened a roundtable of Australian professional sporting bodies and anti-racism organisations to discuss the ongoing issue of spectator racism in sports. This led to the development of a set of guidelines intended to provide practical guidance for sporting organisations on how to prepare for and respond to incidents of racism when they occur. Three 53