Robin Sullivan details the implementation of the CMC recommendations, and her decision to take up the position of Director General of the Department of Child Safety. She discusses the success and failures of the new department.
Robin Sullivan discusses her involvement with the CMC inquiry into child protection, the issues the commission identified, and the way this played out in the 2004 state election. She discusses the strengthening of the Children and Young People's Commission, and the creation of the Child Guardian and of the new Department of Child Safety.
Robin Sullivan discusses her desire to encourage change through education rather than punishment. She describes the research programs she introduced, including an annual report on the status of children in Queensland, the role of fathers, and broader research conducted with the commissions in NSW and Tasmania which was the impetus for the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.
Robin Sullivan discusses the Blue Card, the initial difficulties in setting it up, and the fact that it has now become a national benchmark in terms of training, policy and procedures.
Robin Sullivan discusses her decision to take up an appointment as Children and Young People's Commissioner and her desire to combat some of the fundamental threats to children. She discusses her attempts to re-invigorate and strengthen the office and the conflicts that arose with the Minister for Families, Anna Bligh, before the commission was moved from her department to Premier's.
