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Baby dies amid unprecedented whooping cough outbreak

Baby dies amid unprecedented whooping cough outbreak

A newborn baby is dead and infections are surging as health authorities scramble to contain a worsening national whooping cough epidemic.

Rush to pass social media ban angers experts, MPs

Rush to pass social media ban angers experts, MPs

Rush to pass social media ban angers experts, MPs

Rush to pass social media ban angers experts, MPs

As parliament prepares to stop people younger than 16 using social media, the government has been accused of trying to ram through the laws without scrutiny.

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

A toddler was left burnt and bruised with internal injuries so severe that he needed to be intubated in hospital, South Australian police say.

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'You've saved our lives': 100 years of caring for kids

'You've saved our lives': 100 years of caring for kids

Nancy Bird Walton, Queen Elizabeth and a desperate rural mum are some of the people touched by the work of a charity that's cared for rural children since 1924.

Truckie jailed 20 years after boy killed in hit-and-run

Truckie jailed 20 years after boy killed in hit-and-run

Almost 20 years to the day since a "wonderful" six-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run crash, the driver responsible for his death has been jailed.

Social media age ban coming 'as soon as possible': PM

Social media age ban coming 'as soon as possible': PM

A push to ban children younger than 16 from using social media platforms is likely to secure cross-party support and pass parliament as soon as next week.

Indigenous kids removed from family at growing rates

Indigenous kids removed from family at growing rates

Governments must get serious in supporting 'woefully underfunded' community organisations as a report reveals the startling rate of Indigenous child removals.

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Discrimination case launched over child removals

Discrimination case launched over child removals

Discrimination case launched over child removals

Discrimination case launched over child removals

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families have launched legal action against the Western Australian and NSW governments over child removals.

Driver who killed niece, five, in crash spared jail

Driver who killed niece, five, in crash spared jail

Driver who killed niece, five, in crash spared jail

Driver who killed niece, five, in crash spared jail

A Victorian driver who killed her five-year-old niece and caused another woman to have a stillbirth has been spared jail.

'That's my daughter': woman jailed over abduction bid

'That's my daughter': woman jailed over abduction bid

'That's my daughter': woman jailed over abduction bid

'That's my daughter': woman jailed over abduction bid

A woman who accidentally killed her baby in a scalding hot bath has been warned to turn her life around after trying to abduct another child from a bus stop.

Parents to lose final say in social media ban for kids

Parents to lose final say in social media ban for kids

Parents to lose final say in social media ban for kids

Parents to lose final say in social media ban for kids

Australian parents won't be allowed to decide whether their children can use social media if they are under the age of 16.

May the 4th brings galaxy-first Star Wars LEGO show

May the 4th brings galaxy-first Star Wars LEGO show

May the 4th brings galaxy-first Star Wars LEGO show

May the 4th brings galaxy-first Star Wars LEGO show

A world-first Star Wars LEGO show is set to premiere in Melbourne - on May the 4th, of course.

Why Aussie school students are being given an AI grade

Why Aussie school students are being given an AI grade

Why Aussie school students are being given an AI grade

Why Aussie school students are being given an AI grade

An artificial intelligence tool developed in Australia is being tested in classrooms and early results suggest it is helping students improve their answers.

Get off the internet: more dates, chats to go offline

Get off the internet: more dates, chats to go offline

Get off the internet: more dates, chats to go offline

Get off the internet: more dates, chats to go offline

It is not just governments considering social media bans: a study shows more Australians plan to disconnect and spend less time online.

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Childcare worker wage rise set to be streamlined

As the nation's largest childcare provider signed on to a wage boost, the acting prime minister says a looming sector pay rise needed to be as easy as possible.

Bouncy castle safety warning ahead of summer fun

Bouncy castles and other inflatables aren't always properly anchored, putting children's safety at risk, a workplace safety watchdog has warned.

Teens watching porn earlier spurs harmful attitudes

Young women are being exposed to porn at a much earlier age and even though teenagers know it's harmful, they admit to learning about sex and dating from it.

Abusive man jailed for 'discarding' wife in Sudan

The first Victorian prosecuted with commonwealth exit-trafficking has been locked up for more than four years for treating his wife "as a chattel".

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Baby Shark won't bite: YouTube entertainers issue plea

Prominent Australian children's entertainers are urging the federal government to pardon YouTube from its proposed social media ban to save an industry.

Social media ban 'unenforceable', experts say

Keeping Australian children under 16 off social media will be unenforceable and tech giants should not be tasked with age verification, experts say.

Social media ban nearly past the post as queries remain

A social media ban for children younger than 16 is set to come into effect in 2025 after state leaders signed off on the "world-leading" measure.

'Depraved' child sex tourist jailed for 15 years

A child sex tourist who corrupted a vulnerable Filipino mother so he could abuse her daughter has been sentenced to 15 years' jail.

Woman dies, police injured in 'stolen' car crash

A woman has died and a 16-year-old is in custody after a vehicle was allegedly stolen at gun point before crashing into a car and police north of Brisbane.

'We have your back': push to ban kids from social media

A push to ban Australian children under the age of 16 from social media has the support of families who have experienced the dark side of online content.

Peg supplies questioned at fatal jumping castle hearing

The families of children who died after a jumping castle became airborne have watched in court as photos of the blood-stained equipment were shown.

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