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'Horrific': hundreds more charges for vile child abuser

'Horrific': hundreds more charges for vile child abuser

A twisted pedophile serving life in prison has been charged with a slew of extra child abuse offences following a "challenging and traumatic" inquiry.

Childcare centre charged after kids wander into lifts

Childcare centre charged after kids wander into lifts

Childcare centre charged after kids wander into lifts

Childcare centre charged after kids wander into lifts

A childcare regulator has charged a centre with 15 offences following allegations young children wandered unsupervised from upper levels of the building.

Deceptive practices behind childlike sex dolls online

Deceptive practices behind childlike sex dolls online

Deceptive practices behind childlike sex dolls online

Deceptive practices behind childlike sex dolls online

Sellers are using deceptive practices to advertise childlike sex dolls on Amazon, with activists launching a petition after finding 100 listings this year.

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Philippines probes Meghan's father over abuse claims

Philippines probes Meghan's father over abuse claims

Thomas Markle is being investigated over allegations ‌he possessed child sexual abuse images, according to justice officials in the Philippines.

Embattled minister quits citing threats, health issues

Embattled minister quits citing threats, health issues

After months of scrutiny over her performance and private life, an under-pressure state minister is relinquishing her post but insists it's her own decision.

Coroner weeps as sister speaks of young sibling’s death

Coroner weeps as sister speaks of young sibling’s death

A coroner has been left in tears after a grieving sister remembered an eight-year-old girl who died when her insulin was withheld by her fundamentalist parents.

Child protection fix only part of family violence issue

Child protection fix only part of family violence issue

Any fix of a faulty child protection system following the alleged murder of a five-year-old girl must take poverty into account, Aboriginal advocacy groups say.

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'Unforgivable' mistakes trigger child protection reform

'Unforgivable' mistakes trigger child protection reform

'Unforgivable' mistakes trigger child protection reform

'Unforgivable' mistakes trigger child protection reform

A territory's child protection department will undergo a "system-wide reset" following a review prompted by the alleged outback murder of a little girl.

'Big fakes': watchdog warns of rampant AI scam threat

'Big fakes': watchdog warns of rampant AI scam threat

'Big fakes': watchdog warns of rampant AI scam threat

'Big fakes': watchdog warns of rampant AI scam threat

Artificial intelligence poses major risks to the financial sector and consumers, including by making scams appear more realistic.

Bystander shoots US teen who fatally gunned down four

Bystander shoots US teen who fatally gunned down four

Bystander shoots US teen who fatally gunned down four

Bystander shoots US teen who fatally gunned down four

A 16-year-old has opened fire at a US school, killing three children and a teacher before being shot by a person at the scene who followed him inside.

First Nations class action discontinued due to funds

First Nations class action discontinued due to funds

First Nations class action discontinued due to funds

First Nations class action discontinued due to funds

The Queensland government is no longer facing a federal lawsuit from Indigenous families after litigation funding ran out.

Plan to send girl to cult triggered 'extreme' warning

Plan to send girl to cult triggered 'extreme' warning

Plan to send girl to cult triggered 'extreme' warning

Plan to send girl to cult triggered 'extreme' warning

Child safety officers were warned a young diabetic girl's mother would refuse her insulin two years before the child was found dead, a coroner has heard.

New help so dads don't silently grieve pregnancy loss

New help so dads don't silently grieve pregnancy loss

New help so dads don't silently grieve pregnancy loss

New help so dads don't silently grieve pregnancy loss

Fathers often suffer silently as they are busy supporting their partner through pregnancy loss, but a new dad's circle has been created to help them grieve.

Child safety 'misunderstood' cult before girl's death

Child safety 'misunderstood' cult before girl's death

Child safety 'misunderstood' cult before girl's death

Child safety 'misunderstood' cult before girl's death

A child safety officer did not fully understand diabetes or the anti-medical beliefs held by the mother of an insulin-dependent girl, a coroner has heard.

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Pool fence safety in focus amid adventurous boy's death

A coroner will examine pool fencing compliance following the drowning of a three-year-old boy in a backyard swimming pool.

Violence and sexual harm of Australian children rising

A national abuse crisis is brewing, with a study showing a new generation of boys and girls are becoming victims of physical violence and sexual harm.

Effort to keep young girl from mum's cult 'stonewalled'

Before a young girl died, medical experts warned she faced "extreme risk" if returned to a mother whose religious beliefs forbade insulin, a coroner has heard.

Naked principal, shared beds: religious school probed

Teenagers at an insular church school regularly shared beds with teachers as conventional boundaries were broken, former students say.

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Teen charged after woman struck by car in city centre

A teenage boy will face a children's court after allegedly hitting a woman with a stolen car during an erratic driving incident near a major city marathon.

Squalor claim triggers outback child protection probe

The national Indigenous children's commissioner will probe Pilbara welfare services, as advocates press for an inquest into three Aboriginal children's deaths.

Teacher allegedly filmed hundreds of kids using toilets

Primary school students were allegedly filmed on spy cameras using the bathroom by a teacher who is accused of producing hundreds of child abuse videos.

P-plater bailed after horror crash into Newcastle fans

An 18-year-old driver has been granted bail after a car ploughed into a crowd who were farewelling the Newcastle Knights ahead of the NRL grand final.

Child abuse material charges laid after tip-off from US

A 28-year-old man is due to face court after being charged with allegedly possessing explicit material depicting real and animated children.

'Insane': child-abusing monk lauded by supporters

A head monk who betrayed the trust of six young girls and their families when he lured them away with lollies at his temple has been jailed.

Complaining NDIS families face child protection threats

The national disability agency is referring families that complain about support levels to child protection services, an autism help network says.

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