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Children talk to the Commission about cultural facilities
28 Aug 2008
Commission staff spoke with children under five about cultural facilities.
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Young people talk to the Commission about the Built Environment
19 Aug 2008
Commission staff spoke with the Manly Youth Council about what makes communities child friendly.
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Australia fails to qualify in maternity leave stakes
19 Aug 2008
New analysis released today reveals Australia has failed to make it into the top twenty countries for paid maternity leave, falling behind everyone from the United Kingdom and New Zealand to Tanzania, China and Iran.
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NSW kids are invited to 'Be the Children's Commissioner for a day!'
07 Aug 2008
The Commission is asking people who live in NSW and are aged between 8 and 18 what they would do if they were the NSW Commissioner for day in a competition Be the Children’s Commissioner for a day!
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Commissioner visits Ellison Primary
05 Aug 2008
Commissioner Gillian Calvert and Commission staff Steve Robertson and Will de Monchaux went to Ellison Primary School in Springwood to meet with Year 5 and 6 students who are on the Commission’s Kids’ Advisory Panel.
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Parkes regional Cabinet meeting
31 Jul 2008
Several times a year, all Ministers in the NSW Government meet together outside Sydney to listen to people in rural communities. On Tuesday 29 July, a regional Cabinet meeting was held in Parkes - and kids were invited.
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Ten years of child deaths - where does NSW go from here?
29 Jul 2008
A new study that examines important information about child deaths from a ten year period was released today by the NSW Child Death Review Team.
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Ten years of child deaths - where does rural and regional NSW go from here?
29 Jul 2008
A new study that examines child deaths in metropolitan, rural and regional areas from 1996 to 2005 has been released by the NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT).
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Ten years of child deaths in swimming pools
29 Jul 2008
A new report tabled in NSW Parliament today that examines child deaths over a ten year period, has recommended that local authorities such as Councils be compelled to inspect and monitor swimming pools to determine if they comply with safety legislation.
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Ten years of younger driver deaths
29 Jul 2008
A new study that examines information about child deaths over a ten year period has highlighted concerning figures about the deaths of young drivers involved in recreational activities.
