Archive for December, 2009

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November 2009, UNICEF is dedicating a special edition of its flagship publication The State of the World’s Children to child rights. The report broadly assesses the Convention’s impact on children’s well-being and human development during the past two […]

Letter to the Editor published in Medical Journal of Australia (Volume 191, Number 9, November 2009). Authors: Zoe M Poiner, Michael D Kerr, Belinda A Wallis and Roy M Kimble Link to letter (permission granted from letter co-author, Roy M Kimble): Straight to the emergency department: burns in children caused by hair-straightening devices

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a new report today:   Australia‘s mothers and babies 2007 Australia‘s mothers and babies 2007 is the 17th report providing information on births in Australia from perinatal data collections for each state and territory. The report presents demographic, pregnancy and childbirth factors of women who gave […]

Text from the Executive Summary: Save the Chidlren Australia undertook a literature review of national reports on newborn and child survival in Australia in order to examine the causes of deaths of children under five years old.   This report summarises the results of the review.   Australia ranks poorly in terms of infant and under-five mortality rates compared […]

Save the Children Australia’s media release summary: Save the Children urges the Australian Government to reduce child mortality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities by two-thirds within the next six years. Released today in Australia, the report titled Newborn and Child Survival in Australia, reveals that the infant mortality rate for Aboriginal and Torres […]

Link to Report: Views of Young People in Residential Care 2009

Information from their website: “Snapshot 2009, the seventh in the Commission’s Snapshot series, draws together data from a wide range of sources to compile an up-to-date picture of the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in Queensland.” Link to Snapshot 2009: Snapshot 2009 : Children and Young People in Queensland

Information from their website: “The NSW Child Death Review Team provides information about child deaths and aims to prevent or reduce the number of deaths of children in NSW from birth to 17 years.” Link to report: NSW Child Death Review Team’s 2008 Annual Report – NSW Commision for Children & Young People

Information from their website: “In September 2008, the Premier launched Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland. This policy articulates a new vision for the future of Queensland, including five ambitions and 10 targets to achieve by 2020, and replaces the government priorities which were the basis for the development of this strategic plan. The Commission will ensure […]