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enhance children’s meaningful and empowered participation within the
family, community and schools, with particular attention to girls, children
with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
support the development of toolkits for public consultation with children
on issues that affect them, including climate change.
Civil rights and freedoms:
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ensure that all children, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children, children living in remote areas, and children in child protection
services, are registered at birth and receive free birth certificates
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revoke the December 2015 amendments to the Citizenship Act which allow
for children under 18 years to lose their Australian citizenship if they
‘engage in or are convicted of certain foreign fighting or terrorism related
conduct’
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ensure that children born through international surrogacy arrangements
have access to a clear process with uniform rules throughout the country
to obtain Australian nationality
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ensure that children born through assisted reproduction technologies, in
particular through surrogacy, are able to access information about their
origin, and that all involved are provided with appropriate counselling and
support
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ensure full respect for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children, including those placed for adoption, to their identity, name,
culture, language and family relationships
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promote the right to freedom of expression
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review its legislation to respect children’s rights to freedom of association
and peaceful assembly
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expand access to information, including via the internet, in relevant
language(s), to children in rural or remote areas
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ensure that children, their parents and other caregivers are taught
appropriate online behaviour, including preventive strategies, against
online abuse and/or exploitation
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promote access to online information for children with disabilities through
making available audio description and captioning.
Violence against children:
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explicitly prohibit corporal punishment in law in all settings, including in
homes, public and private schools, detention centres and alternative care
settings, and repeal the legal defence of ‘reasonable chastisement’
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develop awareness-raising and education campaigns to promote positive
and alternative forms of discipline, and the adverse consequences of
corporal punishment
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review the action plans of the National Framework for the Protection of
Australia’s Children and the National Plan to Reduce Violence against
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