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Child Rights Report

The Queensland Child Rights Report 2025 details the state of children’s rights in Queensland. The report assesses how well Queensland’s laws, policies and services are protecting children’s rights across youth justice, child protection, education and health.

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In Plain Sight: Review into systems response to child sexual abuse

In Plain Sight is the product of a 12-month review completed by the Child Death Review Board. The review examined system responses to child sexual abuse.

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Child Safe Standards have commenced

Queensland's new child safeguarding law has commenced.

Find out when it applies to you.

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News and updates

2026 Youth Summit
Our Youth Summit returns tomorrow for its third year, providing a platform for young people to voice their views about topics that matter to them.
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The 2025 Queensland Child Rights Report launched today by state’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Commissioner Natalie Lewis, comes as the Commission of Inquiry into Queensland’s Child Safety System continues its examination of the state’s child protection system.
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New data released reveals 427 children and young people aged 0 to 17 years died in 2024–25, compared with 422 in the previous year.

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