This report has been prepared by the Australian Child Rights Taskforce (the Taskforce), Australia’s peak child rights network, made up of more than 100 organisations advocating for the protection, promotion and fulfilment of the rights of children in Australia. The Taskforce is co-convened by UNICEF Australia and the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre (NCYLC).
Australia is required to report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child every five years. At the end of each reporting cycle the UN Committee releases Concluding Observations, which identify both positive progress and areas in which child rights are not adequately protected in Australia. The most recent Concluding Observations were released in 2012. Australia’s next reporting cycle is due to take place in 2018
