o increasing income support payments under the Status Resolution
Support Services
o implementing measures to facilitate family reunion for children and
families.
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The Australian Government should provide appropriate and specific physical
and psychological rehabilitation for all children arriving in, or returning to,
Australia, who may have been involved in armed conflict.
Moving forward
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The Australian Government should provide an interim public response on its
implementation of the 2019 Concluding Observations made by the
Committee on the Rights of the Child within twelve months, including actions
it and state and territory governments will take in response to the Concluding
Observations. This response should be developed in consultation with
children.
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The Australian Government should develop a National Plan for Child
Wellbeing using the CRC as its foundation. The development of the next
phase of the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children may
provide a basis for this.
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The Australian Government should appoint a Cabinet level Minister with
overall responsibility for driving children’s issues at the federal level.
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