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Sweeping changes made to working-with-children checks

Sweeping changes made to working-with-children checks

The nation's attorneys-general have tackled priority areas for keeping children safe following a string of abuses in childcare settings.

'Vindication': apology for survivors of school abuse

'Vindication': apology for survivors of school abuse

'Vindication': apology for survivors of school abuse

'Vindication': apology for survivors of school abuse

Watching a state government apologise for widespread failings at public schools was surreal but validating, a victim-survivor of child sexual abuse says.

'Line in sand': record state-care kid numbers revealed

'Line in sand': record state-care kid numbers revealed

'Line in sand': record state-care kid numbers revealed

'Line in sand': record state-care kid numbers revealed

A state government has laid out its response to a child-safety inquiry report as data revealed a record number of kids in its residential care system.

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'Viscerally sick': child protection reforms under fire

'Viscerally sick': child protection reforms under fire

A territory's child protection changes have been heavily criticised amid accusations a five-year-old Aboriginal girl's death has been politicised.

Damning report highlights red flags before girl’s death

Damning report highlights red flags before girl’s death

Sweeping changes have been recommended for a child protection system after a review found safety threats were missed before a little girl's death.

Man found guilty of killing toddler while partner slept

Man found guilty of killing toddler while partner slept

Within months of dating a young mum, a man described her toddler as "out of control" and needing to be sorted out. Jurors have now found him guilty of murder.

New laws to force tech giants to unmask online trolls

New laws to force tech giants to unmask online trolls

Social media companies would be compelled to name and shame anonymous online abusers under state-first legal protections to help guard kids online.

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System 'fails' youth on intimate partner violence

System 'fails' youth on intimate partner violence

System 'fails' youth on intimate partner violence

System 'fails' youth on intimate partner violence

Young men are slipping through the intimate partner violence safety net because of a lack of programs targeting their needs, a roundtable has heard.

Red letter day for baby books as health gaps emerge

Red letter day for baby books as health gaps emerge

Red letter day for baby books as health gaps emerge

Red letter day for baby books as health gaps emerge

Paper records, workforce shortages and distance are among the many barriers stopping Australian children getting crucial checks in the first five years of life.

'Worst nightmare': horror over childcare abuse charges

'Worst nightmare': horror over childcare abuse charges

'Worst nightmare': horror over childcare abuse charges

'Worst nightmare': horror over childcare abuse charges

A parent whose children came into contact with a childcare worker charged in what could be one of Australia's worst pedophile cases says she is horrified.

Childcare centres struggling with costs, falling demand

Childcare centres struggling with costs, falling demand

Childcare centres struggling with costs, falling demand

Childcare centres struggling with costs, falling demand

Mayfield Childcare has become the third ASX-listed early childhood centre in 2026 to highlight challenging conditions for the industry.

Dozens of daycare centres suspended over safety risks

Dozens of daycare centres suspended over safety risks

Dozens of daycare centres suspended over safety risks

Dozens of daycare centres suspended over safety risks

A popular day care provider with dozens of centres across one state has been suspended for a "litany of compliance issues" of risk to the safety of children.

'Failing us': commissioner quits over child safety laws

'Failing us': commissioner quits over child safety laws

'Failing us': commissioner quits over child safety laws

'Failing us': commissioner quits over child safety laws

A children's commissioner has resigned in protest over a territory's controversial child protection reforms.

First Nations maternity care boosting health outcomes

First Nations maternity care boosting health outcomes

First Nations maternity care boosting health outcomes

First Nations maternity care boosting health outcomes

Culturally tailored midwifery is helping close the gap between health outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous babies, with almost half born healthier.

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Multiple child safety reports before little boy's death

Families gathered at a local community pool to remember a little boy allegedly murdered by his mother, leaving behind a teddy bear and a small blue unicorn.

Funding boost to protect kids from city's toxic legacy

A record multimillion dollar boost has been announced to tackle an outback city's lead crisis by doubling home cleanups, education and testing.

'Depraved' childcare worker, ex-cop gets long jail term

The "dual life" of a childcare worker who sexually exploited kids and produced child abuse material has been revealed, as he learns his fate in court.

Man charged over live-streamed abuse of kids overseas

A man has been charged with a number of offences after being accused of paying for live online child abuse following a tip off from United States authorities.

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Ex-Big Bash player faces jail for child sexual abuse

A one-time fast bowler who played for the Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmanian Tigers will face sentencing after sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.

Teen allegedly abducted girl to marry without consent

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly abducted near a school to marry an 18-year-old without her consent and imprisoned against her will, court documents reveal.

'Catastrophic': cause of toddler's brain injury probed

A two-year-old who died from a brain injury was unlikely to have developed the injury from falling down some stairs, a murder trial has been told.

More charges for pediatrician accused of molesting kids

A child-sex-accused pediatrician has been slugged with a slew of fresh charges, as a court hears there could be seven more victims.

'Big tech wants this to fail': beef-up for social ban

Tougher laws will be introduced to address widespread non-compliance with Australia's world-first social media age restrictions.

Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

More powerful laws to control social media giants are being spruiked as a way of increasing the effectiveness of age limits for young people using the internet.

Deepfake AIs shut down as beefed-up social ban looms

More platforms that generate naked images of real people have been pulled offline in Australia in the lead up to a potential ban on the services.

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