Members of Commissioner’s new SA SRC meet for the first time

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May 12, 2022

South Australia’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly, is hosting the first face to face meeting of members of the State’s newly established SA student representative council (SA SRC). The...

New state-wide SRC seeking 100 SA school students

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Feb 7, 2022

South Australia’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly, has today launched a new model for South Australian school students that will ensure they have a voice in policy and decision making that is...

Commissioner cautiously optimistic about Children’s Rights

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Dec 10, 2021

Commissioner Connolly has released her annual series of reports on South Australia’s progress toward meeting recommendations made by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child today. Although progress in...

Commissioner’s Space to Dream Exhibition opens at Australian Space Discovery Centre

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Nov 11, 2021

Commissioner Connolly has today announced the opening of the 2021 Space to Dream Exhibition at the Australian Space Discovery Centre at Lot Fourteen. The exhibition features 21 designs chosen from entries received from...

Young South Australians repeatedly call for climate change action

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Oct 31, 2021

Climate change is consistently in the top 5 issues South Australian children and young people raise with their Commissioner, Helen Connolly. It is an issue they care deeply about and one that is causing them...

Commissioner surveys young people about COVID-19 vaccines and restrictions

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Oct 21, 2021

South Australia’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly, has today released a summary report of key findings from a survey of young people aged 12-18 years about their views on COVID-19 vaccines...