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Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Psychologist Tegan Podubinski knows her regional city needs more mental health support but she and other essential workers need the childcare crisis fixed.

'No regrets' over girl's death: accused dad to police

'No regrets' over girl's death: accused dad to police

'No regrets' over girl's death: accused dad to police

'No regrets' over girl's death: accused dad to police

A body-worn camera has captured an exchange between police officers and a man accused of murdering his eight-year-old daughter by withholding her medication.

Man jailed for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

Man jailed for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

Man jailed for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

Man jailed for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

A man who cornered a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in his car will spend at least the next year behind bars.

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Accused killer mum 'praying' when girl's breath stopped

Accused killer mum 'praying' when girl's breath stopped

A manslaughter-accused mother previously jailed for failing to seek treatment for her daughter said it was a "miracle" she had survived a near-fatal coma.

Childcare staff 'threatened' to hide overcrowding

Childcare staff 'threatened' to hide overcrowding

Two childcare centres allegedly moved kids between them, organised "excursions" without permission and put children in a van to avoid breaches being detected.

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

A coroner has reminded WA's deputy corrections commissioner she is under oath amid tough questions at an inquest for a teen who died in custody.

Hillcrest jumping castle to be re-inflated, examined

Hillcrest jumping castle to be re-inflated, examined

A coroner has granted permission for a jumping castle involved in the deaths of six primary school students to be examined as part of legal proceedings.

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Boy catastrophically injured trying to save his brother

Boy catastrophically injured trying to save his brother

Boy catastrophically injured trying to save his brother

Boy catastrophically injured trying to save his brother

A distraught mother has detailed hearing a car run over her two sons as they were playing, telling a court her eight-year-old son will never be the same.

Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

Australians are having less babies and the fertility plunge is being blamed on high housing costs with analysis showing parents are being pushed to the fringes.

Deepfake crackdown looms as 'nudify' apps in spotlight

Deepfake crackdown looms as 'nudify' apps in spotlight

Deepfake crackdown looms as 'nudify' apps in spotlight

Deepfake crackdown looms as 'nudify' apps in spotlight

The eSafety commissioner has called for more powers to tackle apps that enable image-based abuse by using artificial intelligence to undress or "nudify" women.

'Brave' dad and toddler die in twin pram train tragedy

'Brave' dad and toddler die in twin pram train tragedy

'Brave' dad and toddler die in twin pram train tragedy

'Brave' dad and toddler die in twin pram train tragedy

A toddler and her father have died after a pram carrying twin girls rolled onto train tracks, leaving a mother traumatised and another girl lucky to survive.

Group said 'God would heal' girl's untreated diabetes

Group said 'God would heal' girl's untreated diabetes

Group said 'God would heal' girl's untreated diabetes

Group said 'God would heal' girl's untreated diabetes

Fourteen religious group members charged with murder or manslaughter over a girl's death believed God would heal her diabetes without insulin, a judge heard.

Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

The Victorian government must not let community fears of a crime crisis trigger backward steps on justice reforms, youth groups say.

Killer croc shot after girl taken while swimming

Killer croc shot after girl taken while swimming

Killer croc shot after girl taken while swimming

Killer croc shot after girl taken while swimming

A crocodile responsible for the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl southwest of Darwin more than a week ago has been destroyed, police say.

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Ukraine mourns dozens killed in Russian air attack

A deadly strike on a Ukrainian children's hospital was likely a direct hit from a Russian missile, the UN says, as the country mourns and donations pour in.

Mum sues childcare centre after toddler's bus death

Four years after a toddler was left on bus outside a childcare centre and died of heat stress, his mother is suing the far north Queensland facility.

Missing kids found at servo, man accused of negligence

Police have found three children at a service station after an amber alert was issued to alert the public to their disappearance, and a man has been charged.

More bestiality, child abuse charges for 'Beast Boy'

A man using online pseudonym 'Beast Boy' faces more charges after police said they had found thousands of videos and images of bestiality and child abuse.

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'Horrifying, senseless': fire tragedy kills three kids

NSW Premier Chris Minns says the state is reeling from a shocking house fire that killed three children after their father allegedly frustrated rescue attempts.

Three children dead after rescue attempts 'frustrated'

Three children are dead and four others are lucky to be alive after their father allegedly tried to stop people trying to rescue them from their burning home.

Preschool teachers push for pay, parents get fee relief

While preschool teachers argue for more pay, the NSW government is talking up subsidies as it tries to boost enrolments in a sector struggling for staff.

Pedo cop likely had more victims after 50 boys groomed

Former police officer Paul Reynolds likely groomed or sexually abused more than 50 boys over 30 years and concealed it through his status.

Toddler's hospital death 'totally avoidable': mum

A mother says the life of her two-year old daughter who died in hospital from sepsis was "ripped away", leaving the family struggling for answers.

Remains found after reported croc attack on girl

Police have found human remains believed to be a 12-year-old girl who went missing after a suspected crocodile attack in the Northern Territory.

Caseworker shortage creating sector-wide 'burn out'

Child protection staff are walking off the job in protest as data shows fewer than than one in four at-risk kids in NSW are being seen by a caseworker.

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