Update: Youth Justice (Circuit Breaker) Amendment Bill 2026
Today the Queensland Government passed the Youth Justice (Circuit Breaker) Amendment Bill 2026 (the Bill).
This is a devastating day for our people,…
National Commissioner's Open Letter to the Legislative Assembly on the Youth Justice Amendment Bill 2026
The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People has written an open letter to the Legislative Assembly ahead of…
Attributable to the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People – Sue-Anne Hunter
Earlier this month, the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People made a submission on the Youth Justice (Circuit…
National Commission Submission - Youth Justice (Circuit Breaker) Amendment Bill 2026
The National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission on the Youth…
Attributable to the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People – Sue-Anne Hunter
No child should be hurt like this.
Two 12-year-old boys are in hospital in Mildura after being struck by a vehicle in Langtree Mall this week.
My…
Attributable to the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People - Sue-Anne Hunter
Last night, the Productivity Commission released its Closing the Gap Annual Data Compilation Report. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and…
Attributable to the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People - Sue-Anne Hunter
The news Australians are waking up to today is devastating.
The decision made by the Northern Territory Government to pass the Care and Protection of…
National Commission endorses ministerial joint statement on the ATSICPP and urgently calls on the NT Government to pause Every Child Matters Bill immediately
The National Commission urgently calls on the Northern Territory Government to pause the progression of the Care and Protection of Children Legislation…
Australian Children’s Commissioners, Guardians and Advocates call for NT Government to centre the rights of children in new legislation
Australian Children’s Commissioners, Guardians and Advocates (ACCGA) urgently call on the Northern Territory Government to centre the rights of children when…
Media Statement - National Commissioner on Resignation of NT Children's Commissioner
I was informed yesterday of the resignation of Northern Territory Children's Commissioner Shahleena Musk.
Historic legislation enacted giving powers to the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people
Today, Wednesday 1 July, marks a historic turning point for First Nations children as Sue-Anne Hunter, the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres…
National Commission calls for action from Queensland Government to address overrepresentation of First Nations children
The National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (the National Commission) has called for an urgent whole-of…