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Framework
This framework establishes the Commission's approach to building and maintaining trusted relationships that strengthen our ability to influence policy, practice and system performance.
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Resource
Our Information sharing guideline provides detailed information, case studies, and advice to help organisations share information to safeguard children and young people.
  • Child Safe Standards
  • Reportable Conduct Scheme
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Insights paper
This Insights paper features a summary of Australian research, analysis and updates released in June 2026 about child and family wellbeing.
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Resource
What does a child safe organisation look like?
  • Child Safe Standards
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Insights paper
This Insights paper features a summary of Australian research, analysis and updates released in May 2026 about child and family wellbeing.
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Report
Extending the analysis of school disciplinary absences in Queensland state schools.
  • First Nations
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Report
A continued commitment to systemic accountability for the safety and wellbeing of Queensland’s First Nations children from 2021 to 2024.
  • First Nations
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Report
This report presents information on child mortality from all eight Australian states and territories.
  • Child death prevention
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Report
This summary report considers a small cohort of children known to the child protection system who died from medical conditions.
  • Child protection
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Report
This summary review will examine case studies of six children known to Child Safety who died where nonphysical acts of domestic and family violence (DFV) were present.
  • Child protection
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Insights paper
Serious and fatal injuries on heavy and powerful quad bikes and side-by-sides are not rare but predictable and preventable.
  • Child death prevention
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Report
This report provides a comprehensive, research-informed strategy for advancing the Commission’s Child Death Prevention team’s approach to the classification, review and prevention of fatal child assault and neglect.
  • Child death prevention
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Report
This summary report explores systemic challenges in achieving timely and permanent arrangements for children when parental responsibility is transferred from parents to Child Safety.
  • Child protection
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Report
The Board completed a thematic analysis of 12 cases to understand parenting capacity.
  • Child protection
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Resource
Graphic summary of the 2026 Youth Summit.
  • Youth participation
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Insights paper
This Insights paper features a summary of Australian research, analysis and updates released in March 2026 about child and family wellbeing.

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