03/02/2026
We are proud to share that all Commissioners for Children and Young People across Australia are supporters of the End Child Poverty campaign.
This collective leadership recognises a simple truth:
No child should experience poverty in a country with the resources to prevent it.
At the Valuing Children Initiative, we work to change societal attitudes so that children and young people are valued and their needs are the first priority. Ending child poverty is fundamental to ensuring children are safe, heard, and able to thrive.
We thank the Commissioners for standing with children and young people and for championing their rights at every level.
Together, we can build an Australia where every child is valued.
Caption for image: (far left) Deb Tsorbaris, National Children's Commissioner, Shona Reid, Guardian for Children and Young People South Australia, Jacqueline McGowan-Jones, Commissioner for Children and Young People, Jodie Griffiths-Cook, Children and Young People Commissioner ACT Human Rights Commission, Natalie Lewis, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Commissioner, Isabelle Crompton , Interim Commissioner for Children and Young People Tasmania stands with VCI Development Executive Sarah Quinton. They are holding the End Child Poverty teddy bear, which symbolises the opportunities and comfort around 1million Australian children have to leave behind everytime they are forced to move - due to poverty.
The photo was taken at the Child Rights Symposium organised by 54 reasons in November 2025.
Photo credit: Jade Florence Photography
Go to endchildpoverty.com.au to learn more and to join us.
