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Tears flow at apology to Victorian state care victims

Tears flow at apology to Victorian state care victims

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has delivered a formal apology on behalf of the state to victims of historical abuse and neglect in institutional care.

Parents charged over two-year-old girl's death

Parents charged over two-year-old girl's death

Parents charged over two-year-old girl's death

Parents charged over two-year-old girl's death

A Queensland man and woman have been charged with murder after allegedly denying their sick toddler medical treatment.

Book Laureate vaults reading barriers with Rippin tales

Book Laureate vaults reading barriers with Rippin tales

Book Laureate vaults reading barriers with Rippin tales

Book Laureate vaults reading barriers with Rippin tales

Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin will use her post to raise awareness about neurodiversity in children struggling to read.

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Trio on trial for conspiracy involving moving children

Trio on trial for conspiracy involving moving children

Three people, including a doctor, have pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the removal of children from Queensland to NSW.

It's rubbish: TikTok MP trashes 'lazy' youth cliche

It's rubbish: TikTok MP trashes 'lazy' youth cliche

One of Australia's most-followed MPs on TikTok says older generations are too lazy and careless to show up on the platforms youth use.

Young boy bitten in latest dingo attack on island

Young boy bitten in latest dingo attack on island

A dingo has bitten a boy on a Queensland island in the fourth such attack in as many weeks, with the young victim taken by boat to hospital on the mainland.

Mother lashes out during jumping castle court hearing

Mother lashes out during jumping castle court hearing

The operator of a jumping castle company has pleaded not guilty to workplace safety breaches after the deaths of six Tasmanian primary school students.

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Data reveals 'gaping holes' in child-protection system

Data reveals 'gaping holes' in child-protection system

Data reveals 'gaping holes' in child-protection system

Data reveals 'gaping holes' in child-protection system

Spiking caseworker vacancies fuelled by burnout and trauma are leaving thousands of children in the NSW protection system at risk, data shows.

Cost issues still putting child care in the corner

Cost issues still putting child care in the corner

Cost issues still putting child care in the corner

Cost issues still putting child care in the corner

Government intervention, including financial backing, is among the recommendations of a review of Australia's childcare sector.

Death of baby who swallowed screw a 'tragic accident'

Death of baby who swallowed screw a 'tragic accident'

Death of baby who swallowed screw a 'tragic accident'

Death of baby who swallowed screw a 'tragic accident'

A Tasmanian coroner has determined the death of an 11-month-old boy who died after swallowing a metal screw was a "tragic accident".

'Degrading AI content' changing face of cyberbullying

'Degrading AI content' changing face of cyberbullying

'Degrading AI content' changing face of cyberbullying

'Degrading AI content' changing face of cyberbullying

Nearly 50 cyberbullying incidents a week are being reported to the eSafety Commissioner amid the rise in generative AI.

New mum's cry for help ignored before killing baby

New mum's cry for help ignored before killing baby

New mum's cry for help ignored before killing baby

New mum's cry for help ignored before killing baby

A coroner has recommended sweeping changes to maternal child health system following the death of a baby, struck by a train alongside her mother.

Teacher faces child grooming trial over student email

Teacher faces child grooming trial over student email

Teacher faces child grooming trial over student email

Teacher faces child grooming trial over student email

A female teacher's email to herself about a male teenage student has been used by prosecutors as evidence of intent to procure a child for sex.

Justice system puts troubled tweens on downward spiral

Justice system puts troubled tweens on downward spiral

Justice system puts troubled tweens on downward spiral

Justice system puts troubled tweens on downward spiral

Current responses to children aged between 10 and 13 with alleged offending have little therapeutic or developmental benefit, a new criminology report says.

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Boy, 14, charged over fatal crash with stolen car

A teenage boy will face court after police alleged he was driving a stolen vehicle involved in a fatal collision.

Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

People returning from Asia and the Middle East are being urged to look out for measles symptoms after a second infant arrived in Sydney with the disease.

Call for more to be done to combat child sexual abuse

More needs to be done to protect vulnerable kids with a high proportion of abuse being perpetrated by other adolescents, child psychologist Fiona Martin says.

Plan for 'animosity' against abusers offence dropped

Plans to create an offence for "inciting animosity" against child sexual offenders have been dropped by the Tasmanian government after criticism.

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Butterfly fingernails used to pin child with murder

A 12-year-old girl accused of murder allegedly dragged a woman’s body through an apartment and told a neighbour she had killed herself, a court has heard.

No plea for man accused of murdering baby boy

A 25-year-old man who allegedly murdered a 10-month-old boy has briefly appeared in court and is yet to enter a plea.

Driver in deadly head-on highway smash was disqualified

A car with a disqualified driver has allegedly swerved onto the wrong side of the road and hit a car with two children inside, killing a 12-year-old.

Review called into NYE children drownings, park safety

There are calls for a review into the drowning deaths of two children in a Perth park on New Year's Eve amid claims safety concerns were ignored for years.

Man accused of exposing himself to children at beach

A man has been charged after he allegedly exposed himself to teenage girls and performed a lewd act near the water at St Kilda beach.

Reporting times for abuse in childcare centres slashed

Early learning and childcare centres should report sexual or physical abuse incidents within 24 hours, a major report on improving child safety has found.

Social media must tackle child abuse content: advocates

About 0.8 per cent of survey respondents purposefully sought out child sexual abuse material online, the Australian Institute of Criminology has found.

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