The Chief Children's Commissioner says we're still dropping the ball in providing some of the basics for our young people.  

The Government's Child and Youth Strategy report shows improvements in attendance, smoking, drinking, and offending rates. 

However material hardship, immunisations, food insecurity, and avoidable hospitalisations have all worsened.  

Claire Achmad told Mike Hosking she wants the Government to put a bigger focus on children. 

She says around half of children live in benefit dependent households, which doesn't provide enough for children to thrive. 

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