New Child Rights Report warns Queensland systems are still failing children
18 March 2026
New report finds growing pressure in child protection and an increasingly punitive approach in youth justice.
Deaths of children and young people Queensland Annual Report released
6 January 2026
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.
In Plain Sight report released
8 December 2025
The Child Death Review Board has released its report of its review into system responses to child sexual abuse in Queensland.
Modelling forecasts looming financial crisis for residential care
22 August 2025
We have completed economic modelling that highlights the economic pressures and market failures driving the state’s residential care system.
Young, Black and Proud scholarships: applications open for 2025
4 July 2025
The Young, Black and Proud scholarships are open for 2025.
Unpacking the Universal Principle – Cultural Safety in the Child Safe Standards
2 June 2025
Get ready for Queensland’s new child safeguarding law (the Child Safe Organisation Act 2024) which comes into effect from 1 October 2025.
Grants up for grabs for child safe organisations
11 March 2025
The QFCC is offering grants of up to $90,000 to help eligible organisations that work with children in Queensland to comply with new laws and become child safe.
Report tells the story of 422 child deaths in Queensland
11 March 2025
New data released by the QFCC reveals 422 children and young people aged 0 to 17 years died in 2023–2024, a decrease from 448 in the previous year.
