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The preventable disease killing First Nations people

The preventable disease killing First Nations people

First Nations health advocates and leaders are calling on more investment for a preventable heart disease disproportionately affecting Indigenous Australians.

Tyrrell foster mother admits assaulting child

Tyrrell foster mother admits assaulting child

Tyrrell foster mother admits assaulting child

Tyrrell foster mother admits assaulting child

William Tyrrell's ex-foster mum has pleaded guilty to assaulting another child but denies any intimidation despite smacking sounds heard on covert recordings.

Public help sought to crack child abuse cold cases

Public help sought to crack child abuse cold cases

Public help sought to crack child abuse cold cases

Public help sought to crack child abuse cold cases

Federal police want the public to look at images linked to unsolved child abuse cases in the hope of securing breakthroughs in the matters.

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How to make a criminal: send a child to youth detention

How to make a criminal: send a child to youth detention

Advocates say early intervention is the key to addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the youth justice system.

Online porn age verification put off despite concern

Online porn age verification put off despite concern

The government has deferred action on a pilot program to verify a user's age to access online pornography, despite concerns about the impacts on children.

Ex-partner jailed for beating baby with game controller

Ex-partner jailed for beating baby with game controller

A man who beat and shook his ex-partner's eight-month-old baby girl has received a more lenient jail term because of his cognitive impairments.

Overhaul for SA early childhood education and care

Overhaul for SA early childhood education and care

An outline for an ambitious overhaul of SA's early childhood education and care sector has been met with government and industry support.

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Outrage as child watch house changes pass parliament

Outrage as child watch house changes pass parliament

Outrage as child watch house changes pass parliament

Outrage as child watch house changes pass parliament

Disputed laws that will allow watch houses and adult prisons to be used as youth detention centres have passed Queensland parliament.

Ex-partner to be jailed for seriously injuring baby

Ex-partner to be jailed for seriously injuring baby

Ex-partner to be jailed for seriously injuring baby

Ex-partner to be jailed for seriously injuring baby

A judge says a Sydney man who hurt the eight-month-old daughter of a former partner will definitely spend time in prison.

Father of murdered boy pleads for 'knife crime to stop'

Father of murdered boy pleads for 'knife crime to stop'

Father of murdered boy pleads for 'knife crime to stop'

Father of murdered boy pleads for 'knife crime to stop'

The father of a 16-year-old boy who was ambushed and stabbed to death by a gang of teenagers has made a desperate plea in court to end knife violence.

MP fighting child abuse charges 'confessed to wife'

MP fighting child abuse charges 'confessed to wife'

MP fighting child abuse charges 'confessed to wife'

MP fighting child abuse charges 'confessed to wife'

West Australian MP James Hayward sent an email to his wife admitting child abuse before he was charged, his trial has been told.

Former childcare worker on more than 1600 charges

Former childcare worker on more than 1600 charges

Former childcare worker on more than 1600 charges

Former childcare worker on more than 1600 charges

A former childcare worker's matter has been brought before Brisbane Magistrates Court after he was accused of committing more than 1600 child abuse offences.

Father jailed over catastrophic brain injury to baby

Father jailed over catastrophic brain injury to baby

Father jailed over catastrophic brain injury to baby

Father jailed over catastrophic brain injury to baby

A man who forcefully shook his six-month-old son causing brain damage has been jailed after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm in a Brisbane court.

Man charged with raping child he met at temple

Man charged with raping child he met at temple

Man charged with raping child he met at temple

Man charged with raping child he met at temple

Police have charged a 68-year-old man from Melbourne's southeast with child sexual abuse offences dating back to the 1990s.

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Kindergarten closures 'major blow' to children, workers

The Victorian government has joined a union in condemning a Melbourne council's decision to stop operating local kindergartens from 2025.

Pedophile priest may die in jail as sentence increased

Serial pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale, who is bed-ridden in hospital, has had his prison term increased by a year after admitting to abusing his 72nd victim.

Peeping Tom jailed for peering into family homes

A Sydney man has been jailed for at least 18 months after he was caught peering into family homes and breaching his community supervision order.

Aboriginal voice needed in state care system, NSW says

NSW wants to put Aboriginal families in the driver's seat of efforts to reform the state care system, which the families minister has admitted is broken.

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Program deadly serious about sparking science passion

First Nations people are credited with harnessing major scientific principles and a new education program is designed to inspire future generations.

NRL player's ex had 'mother's duty' to share images

An NRL player's ex-partner said it was her duty as a mum to share intimate images of his new girlfriend to a friend after their kids found them on a device.

Rural schooling plan has achieved little, says audit

A four-year strategy aimed at closing the gap between regional students and their city peers has had little impact after two years, a report says.

Swimming education needed after child refugee drowns

A coroner has investigated a 13-year-old refugee's drowning, finding his death was an "unimaginable tragedy" and prompts a warning on kids' swimming safety.

No red flags when alleged childcare abuser sought card

"Appropriate steps were taken" in the screening of a former childcare worker facing over 1600 abuse charges, Queensland's attorney-general has told a hearing.

Rising child deaths spark hospital reports reform

A spike in preventable deaths and harm in Victorian hospitals will lead to the creation of an escalation system to allow parents to report their concerns.

Calls for child abuse registry after 'horrific' case

Better information-sharing between jurisdictions could be introduced after a childcare worker was charged with 1623 child abuse offences.

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