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Serious reported childcare incidents hit record high

Serious reported childcare incidents hit record high

Serious reportable incidents in childcare services have increased, while staff qualifications in the sector are in decline.

Top silk and charity boss dead after child abuse arrest

Top silk and charity boss dead after child abuse arrest

Top silk and charity boss dead after child abuse arrest

Top silk and charity boss dead after child abuse arrest

A prominent barrister who ran a Cambodian youth charity has been found dead in his home weeks after being charged with child abuse material offences.

Ex-charity staffer penned ‘offensive’ child abuse novel

Ex-charity staffer penned ‘offensive’ child abuse novel

Ex-charity staffer penned ‘offensive’ child abuse novel

Ex-charity staffer penned ‘offensive’ child abuse novel

A former Christian charity executive could face jail for child abuse material over a taboo book describing a woman role playing as a toddler with an older man.

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Australian social media ban both a success and failure

Australian social media ban both a success and failure

Australian laws banning children from social media have the world talking but two months in, experts say they are far from foolproof.

Author accused of child exploitation has bail varied

Author accused of child exploitation has bail varied

The author of Jasper Jones and other popular novels for young readers has successfully had his bail relaxed after being charged with child exploitation.

Accused child predator to remain in custody

Accused child predator to remain in custody

A Queensland man accused of preying on hundreds of children using fake profiles online will remain in custody after being charged with more than 600 offences.

Tech behemoths lashed over child abuse protections

Tech behemoths lashed over child abuse protections

Technology giants are not doing enough to tackle the worst examples of child sexual abuse material online, according to Australia's online safety boss.

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Medical workers 'robbed' child of chance at survival

Medical workers 'robbed' child of chance at survival

Medical workers 'robbed' child of chance at survival

Medical workers 'robbed' child of chance at survival

Parents of a 15-year-old who died in hospital after an allergic reaction have called for an apology after a coroner found missed opportunities for his survival.

Family suspect twist in likely death of missing boy Gus

Family suspect twist in likely death of missing boy Gus

Family suspect twist in likely death of missing boy Gus

Family suspect twist in likely death of missing boy Gus

A family member of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont is a suspect in the boy's disappearance, as police declare his likely death a major crime.

Moves to boost powers for Indigenous kids' advocate

Moves to boost powers for Indigenous kids' advocate

Moves to boost powers for Indigenous kids' advocate

Moves to boost powers for Indigenous kids' advocate

Laws have been introduced to establish an independent Indigenous children's advocate to help address systemic issues.

Nurse banned after hitting step-child with wooden spoon

Nurse banned after hitting step-child with wooden spoon

Nurse banned after hitting step-child with wooden spoon

Nurse banned after hitting step-child with wooden spoon

An enrolled nurse convicted for bruising her six-year-old step-daughter with a wooden spoon has had her registration cancelled for at least a year.

Ex-NRL player's child-choking and assault charges heard

Ex-NRL player's child-choking and assault charges heard

Ex-NRL player's child-choking and assault charges heard

Ex-NRL player's child-choking and assault charges heard

Josh McGuire's solicitor has pressed for "pertinent" evidence to be disclosed to his legal team after the ex-NRL star was charged with assaulting a child.

'Pariah': children's author jailed for grooming teens

'Pariah': children's author jailed for grooming teens

'Pariah': children's author jailed for grooming teens

'Pariah': children's author jailed for grooming teens

A children's author who admitted grooming teenage girls online used and abused his position as a ruse for his own sexual gratification, a judge has heard.

No concern over delay to kids' autism program, says PM

No concern over delay to kids' autism program, says PM

No concern over delay to kids' autism program, says PM

No concern over delay to kids' autism program, says PM

Anthony Albanese insists a delay to an early intervention program for children with autism is about making sure the government gets it right.

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Taxpayers foot record amount to jail young people

A record $1.1 billion spent locking up children and young people, revealed in a new report, has been described as the result of a "devastating policy failure".

'Covert' misogyny shaping young people's views on women

Healthy masculinity experts say promoting positive male role models is key to countering harmful attitudes about what it means to be a man.

Foster mum can work with kids after sex claims spurned

A foster carer accused of buying a sex toy for a teenage girl can work with children after a tribunal dismissed the "fanciful" allegations against her.

‘Cute boy’: teacher guilty of procuring child for sex

A former elite-school teacher’s disturbingly graphic messages to a 15-year-old have been revealed as he was found guilty of procuring a child for sex.

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Swim coach accused of grooming teen girl wins bail bid

A former swimming coach from a prestigious girls school has been released on bail after being charged with child abuse offences.

Top silk and charity boss accused over child abuse chat

A prominent lawyer has been charged with child abuse material offences after returning to Australia from trip to Cambodia, where he runs a youth charity.

Mum who skipped court bailed again over child homicides

A mother accused of child homicide over the deaths of two young girls has walked free on bail a second time despite a warrant being issued over skipping court.

Hearing checks urged before children return to school

Hearing problems can affect a child's ability to listen, learn and build important skills at school, and Indigenous children are at higher risk of ear issues.

Teacher's alleged plot to 'pimp' out drugged children

A teacher has been refused bail for allegedly planning to drug and sexually assault a boy and girl in "revolting" messages found on his phone.

Mother charged over kids' deaths in fire skips court

A woman charged over the death of her two children has not reported to police since December, with a warrant issued for her arrest after she skipped court.

Woman stays mum over cop assault, leaving kids in car

A woman has stayed silent outside court about allegedly assaulting an off-duty cop who spoke to her about leaving four children in a shopping centre car park.

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