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Latest news: Children
Higher power prices locked in but relief elsewhere
Tweaks to the aged care pension, new places on the home guarantee scheme and higher super contributions are among the top changes coming into effect on July 1.
Jun 30, 2023
Cost of living increases risk of elder abuse: advocate
Age Discrimination Commissioner Kay Patterson has urged the creation of a national power-of-attorney register to prevent the elderly from being abused.
Jun 28, 2023
Minors bypass age restrictions to access dating apps
A Flinders University study has found children as young as 12 are bypassing age restrictions so they can access dating apps on the internet.
Jun 27, 2023
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Govt will keep watch on childcare fees through changes
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government will continue to monitor childcare fees as cost relief measures for families come into effect on July 1.
Jun 24, 2023
Young Archie winners stun with intimate portraits
The winners of the Young Archie 2023 competition have been revealed, showcasing stunning works from the minds of Australia's best artists under 18 years old.
Jun 24, 2023
Mother confesses to trying to kill baby daughter
Wracked with guilt, a woman confessed to police she had tried to kill her daughter weeks after the five-month-old's hospitalisation did not raise suspicion.
Jun 23, 2023
Dying pedophile priest admits abusing 72nd victim
Pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale has appeared remotely in court, in ailing health from a prison hospital, charged with his 72nd child abuse offence.
Jun 22, 2023
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Legal loopholes slammed shut for SA child-sex crimes
The South Australian parliament has passed new laws to close loopholes in child-sex offences, which had allowed some offenders to be given lighter sentences.
Jun 20, 2023
Push to change kids' appetite with junk food ad ban
Junk food companies would be restricted from marketing their products to kids on TV and radio while online ads would be banned outright under a proposed bill.
Jun 19, 2023
Kids were my whole world, McLeod dad tells coroner
Charmaine McLeod's former partner and father of the four children who died in a car crash three years ago has read his victim impact statement to the coroner.
Jun 16, 2023
Teenager restrained, secluded during hospital visit
An investigation has found a teenager was improperly restrained and secluded during a mental health admission to Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital.
Jun 16, 2023
Premier denies broken promise over kids' sport vouchers
Higher-income families will be excluded from a kids' sport and arts program to ease costs on NSW taxpayers, leading to accusations of a broken election promise.
Jun 16, 2023
Former cop jailed years after sexually abusing teen
A former Victorian police officer who sexually abused a teenager and tried to get her to move to France with him has been jailed for up to three years.
Jun 16, 2023
Kids turned away from childcare due to staff shortages
Hundreds of childcare centres have experienced such severe workforce strain that they had to turn away thousands of kids in need of care.
Jun 12, 2023
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'Work to do' as biggest state extends foster care to 21
Every state and territory government in Australia has now agreed to provide vulnerable young people in foster care with support to the age of 21.
Jun 12, 2023
Deadly Science founder out to 'decolonise the lab coat'
Corey Tutt is passionate about empowering young First Nations people in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Jun 09, 2023
Post-natal red flags missed in mother who killed baby
The family of a Melbourne woman who took her son's life have called for change to the health care system after red flags were missed by health professionals.
Jun 09, 2023
Teen boys fight for life as police probe house fire
Investigators are examining the scene of a house fire at Geraldton in Western Australia, where three teenage boys were badly burned.
Jun 02, 2023
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Archbishop loses appeal of $2m altar boy payout
A court has rejected a Catholic archbishop's attempt to reduce a nearly $2 million damages payout to an altar boy who was sexually abused by a priest.
Jun 01, 2023
Childcare waitlists delaying parents returning to work
A survey into child care by the consumer watchdog has found long waitlists for places are delaying parents returning to the workforce.
May 29, 2023
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