Tasmania's Children's Commissioner says a report on racism, sexual discrimination and bullying of the state's young people is confronting reading, however, sadly unsuprising.
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The report, titled I think adults play a big role in this, has drawn from consultation with 40 Tasmanian children, aged between 10 and 17.
The theme of the report is acceptance, belonging and feeling safe.
In the report, some female participants spoke about struggling for acceptance in a male-dominated sport while others spoke about lacking a sense of belonging due to racism.
In that vein, participants reported on the importance that adult role models played in tackling issues like racism in the Tasmanian community.
One participant believed that acceptance of the LGBTQI community should be taught early on in school.
"I know that a lot of people just don't understand that, especially if they are heterosexual," the female participant said.
The report stated during consultation, many young people talked about not feeling safe because of the attitudes and behaviour of those around them.
For some, it was in the the form of uninvited sexual comments by adults and other young people.
Children's Commissioner Leanne McLean said the report identified some common and at times concerning attitudes and behaviour young people experienced daily.
"While confronting at times in their candour, I don't think any of the issues raised by the children and young people in the report - from bullying and racism through to gender and sexual discrimination, to name a few - would come as a surprise to readers," she said.
Ms McLean said young people had identified the issues and wanted adults to work to address them.
"They also want to be involved in finding solutions that will work for them," she said.
"They also have first-hand experience of some of the approaches that have been implemented previously - such as respectful relationships and consent education - to tackle some of the issues."
Political reporter for Australian Community Media, based in Hobart.
Political reporter for Australian Community Media, based in Hobart.
