We all have a role in supporting and advocating for the rights of children, writes Megan Mitchell. It’s now 25 years after Australia signed on to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides universally agreed set of non-negotiable standards and obligations about the treatment of all children. The Treaty is more than […]
On 31 March 2015, Australia’s first National Children’s Commissioner, Megan Mitchell, and Early Childhood Australia’s CEO, Sam Page, will jointly launch a statement of intent on supporting young children’s rights. This collaboratively developed document provides all professionals and services working with young children with a framework to be a clear and credible voice advocating in […]
Watching a segment on ABC’s 7:30 Report on Tuesday night (September 30), I waited in vain to hear someone talk about the importance and cost of quality. The messages were only about the shortage and cost of ‘child care’ places as impediments to women re-entering the workforce and the damaging effect on the nation’s economy. […]
