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Latest news: Children
Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor
A pediatrician says he believed a two-year-old girl was "getting better" before her death and a late course of antibiotics may not have saved her life.
Jul 03, 2024
Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool
Child safety advocates have called for greater online privacy protections after Human Rights Watch identified photos of young Australians in an AI dataset.
Jul 03, 2024
Teen boy in terror probe after university stabbing
An alleged stabbing at a uni is being treated as a terrorist act as police plead with parents to intervene if they see kids accessing radical online content.
Jul 02, 2024
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Child Protection failed baby boy, coroner finds
More children will die if Child Protection keeps failing to take action, the SA coroner has warned in findings on the death of a baby boy in a squalid home.
Jun 28, 2024
Cops, banks team up to track cash feeding child abuse
A major Australian bank has teamed up with the police to stamp out child abuse material by tracking suspicious financial transactions.
Jun 25, 2024
Man murdered fiancee's daughter, dumped body in barrel
Justin Stein has been found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten, shooting her twice at close range before dumping her body in a barrel by a river.
Jun 19, 2024
Aboriginal teen's human rights breached in state care
A coroner has found a 17-year-old Aboriginal girl in state care was not listened to when she asked to be better connected with her culture and community.
Jun 19, 2024
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Ex-federal MP can't halt 'inhumane' child abuse hearing
A hearing over allegations an ex-federal MP abused six boys at Daruk Training School four decades ago will proceed after he failed to put the matter on ice.
Jun 18, 2024
Education system fails Indigenous kids, minister admits
Indigenous children are being denied educational opportunities, with teachers and students facing culturally unsafe environments, an inquiry has been told.
Jun 14, 2024
'Scary': move to crack the backs of babies sparks alarm
A controversial decision by Australia's chiropractic board to allow practitioners to resume spinal manipulation on children has been met with fierce backlash.
Jun 13, 2024
PM weighs in on fresh push for free or cheap childcare
Anthony Albanese has welcomed an expert proposal for free or low-cost childcare but parents hoping for an immediate reprieve are likely to be disappointed.
Jun 12, 2024
Jury sent home for weekend in schoolgirl murder case
A jury will take a break over the long weekend before returning on Tuesday to consider the fate of the man accused of murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten
Jun 07, 2024
Woman admits grooming, indecent treatment of teenager
A 35-year-old woman who exchanged hundreds of texts a day and increasingly sexualised messages with a teen two decades younger than her has been sentenced.
Jun 07, 2024
'Inefficient, unsustainable' child protection lashed
The auditor-general has blasted the NSW child-protection system, with earlier advice not acted on amid institutional roadblocks to reform.
Jun 06, 2024
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Child removals 'approaching Stolen Generations levels'
Aboriginal children are over-reported, over-investigated and over-represented in child protection removals and the government must act urgently, a report warns.
Jun 05, 2024
Toddler dead after being found unconscious in dam
There's been a sad end to a search for a missing toddler after the boy was found unconscious in a dam near Geelong.
Jun 04, 2024
'Forgotten kids' in detention falling between cracks
The plight of children in custody in Australia has again been highlighted with judges describing one child's lengthy isolation as a disgrace and embarrassment.
Jun 01, 2024
Department, pool managers fined after child, 8, drowned
Victoria's education department and a community pool manager have been fined after a Grade 2 student drowned on a school excursion three years ago.
May 31, 2024
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Safeguards needed to police fake porn generation apps
Some phone apps and websites have little to no protections to stop people from using AI-image generation to create porn from photos without a person's consent.
May 30, 2024
Alleged schoolgirl-killer's mum denies covering for son
The mother of Justin Stein has denied changing her story, as she gave evidence into the disappearance and death of his alleged victim Charlise Mutten.
May 30, 2024
Ex-footballer Cable fighting child sexual abuse charges
Former Australian Rules footballer Barry Cable has pleaded not guilty to historical child sexual abuse charges, dating back to the 1960s.
May 30, 2024
Alleged child network leaders arrested after $2m thefts
Four men allegedly involved in a network of children enticed into stealing more than $2 million worth of cigarettes and cash in Melbourne have been arrested.
May 29, 2024
Court referral sees teen abused by therapist, jury told
A child counsellor with an interest in kids sexually abused two vulnerable and troubled youths sent to him by court and state officials, prosecutors allege.
May 28, 2024
Cops did not believe therapist abused teen, jury told
Two teenage boys who went to police and the church with allegations they had been sexually abused by their counsellor were not believed, a jury has heard.
May 27, 2024
Childrens Court media access, detention scrutinised
A parliamentary hearing has heard a history of inaccurate reporting should disallow some media organisations access to Queensland Childrens Court cases.
May 24, 2024
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