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Children's Rights in Australia

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Australia necesita hacer más para ayudar a los niños vulnerables, según los expertos. Source: Digital Vision

Over five million children aged under 18 in Australia. Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, all children are meant to enjoy equal rights to growing up with access to education, healthcare and safety. However, child advocacy groups believe Australia still has a fair way to go.



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