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Youngest senator describes battle with depression

Youngest senator describes battle with depression

Australia's youngest senator celebrated her 21st birthday on election night, and has laid bare her journey to the nation's federal parliament.

Child sex offenders to be known in public registry

Child sex offenders to be known in public registry

Child sex offenders to be known in public registry

Child sex offenders to be known in public registry

New laws will allow parents in one state to search for child sex offenders who live nearby but some groups say the changes could do more harm than good.

Childcare reforms count on tech too much to stop abuse

Childcare reforms count on tech too much to stop abuse

Childcare reforms count on tech too much to stop abuse

Childcare reforms count on tech too much to stop abuse

Childcare workers will be placed under greater monitoring and supervision but experts say deeper issues within the sector are enabling predatory behaviour.

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No 'idle threat': childcare on notice as reforms agreed

No 'idle threat': childcare on notice as reforms agreed

Education ministers have agreed to a national CCTV trial in childcare centres, a workers register and mandatory training as providers are warned to shape up.

Minister denies blindsiding states on NDIS reforms

Minister denies blindsiding states on NDIS reforms

Disability Minister Mark Butler says the state and territories were kept in the loop on NDIS changes, as peak bodies say uncertainty remains on the overhaul.

State squeezes feds on national CCTV trial in childcare

State squeezes feds on national CCTV trial in childcare

A national trial of CCTV in childcare centres is expected to be discussed at a meeting of federal, state and territory ministers after a damning safety review.

The wrong fit: children with autism moved off NDIS

The wrong fit: children with autism moved off NDIS

A plan to divert children with autism and development delays from the NDIS is crucial to ensure the scheme remains sustainable, the disability minister says.

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Lost trust prompts swift overhaul for childcare checks

Lost trust prompts swift overhaul for childcare checks

Lost trust prompts swift overhaul for childcare checks

Lost trust prompts swift overhaul for childcare checks

A state premier has promised to overhaul childcare safeguards after admitting parents' trust has been shattered by "horrific" allegations of abuse.

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Almost a year after an attack that shocked a nation, the mother of a baby badly burnt by a stranger's coffee is still seeking justice for her recovering son.

Bail bid delayed for attempted murder-accused girl

Bail bid delayed for attempted murder-accused girl

Bail bid delayed for attempted murder-accused girl

Bail bid delayed for attempted murder-accused girl

A 12-year-old girl has been accused of stabbing her foster carer and stealing a vehicle in order to visit a horse therapy facility, a magistrate has heard.

Powerful voices reveal the truth of family violence

Powerful voices reveal the truth of family violence

Powerful voices reveal the truth of family violence

Powerful voices reveal the truth of family violence

More than 5000 people informed the work of a royal commission into domestic, family and sexual violence, which made their voices central to its findings.

Reforms begin to close working-with-children loopholes

Reforms begin to close working-with-children loopholes

Reforms begin to close working-with-children loopholes

Reforms begin to close working-with-children loopholes

An urgent plan to close loopholes in working with children checks will not "reinvent the wheel" but the government is confident it will help protect children.

Tougher national working with kids scheme by year's end

Tougher national working with kids scheme by year's end

Tougher national working with kids scheme by year's end

Tougher national working with kids scheme by year's end

Australia will fast-track the rollout of reforms for working with children checks after the existing system was slammed by the prime minister as "hopeless".

Darwin tradie's Wobbly Bike debut wins kid's book prize

Darwin tradie's Wobbly Bike debut wins kid's book prize

Darwin tradie's Wobbly Bike debut wins kid's book prize

Darwin tradie's Wobbly Bike debut wins kid's book prize

The Wobbly Bike, by Darwin tradesman Darren McCallum, is among the winners of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards.

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Parents urged to go to police with childcare concerns

Childcare educators are working for years after being banned and police want parents to report suspicions immediately to protect kids, an inquiry has been told.

'Standard practice': summiteers play down Treasury leak

Experts believe there's still hope for reform at an upcoming productivity roundtable after Treasury recommendations arising from the summit were leaked.

More bail denials trigger juvenile jail increase

More children are being held without conviction following bail law changes as a premier defends being tough to get kids "back on track".

'Tragic' childcare abuse shouldn't drive kneejerk shift

Parents are questioning whether to send their children to preschool in the wake of horror abuse reports and trust in the sector is at a new low, advocates say.

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'Not acceptable': child 'groomer' retains work permit

Authorities are racing to cancel a blacklisted educator's working with children permit after his ex-employer substantiated claims of inappropriate behaviour.

Suspended lawyer fined $5k for groping underage girl

A Melbourne lawyer who was found guilty of grabbing a 17-year-old's buttock during a night out has been convicted and fined.

'This is the moment': teachers strike over wage deal

Thousands of educators have walked off the job, shutting down a city CBD as they marched on parliament, as union officials flag more action.

Teen e-dirt bike rider accused of fatal crash gets bail

A teen electric bike rider accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian has been granted bail, with strict conditions, including not driving e-rideables in public.

Indigenous children's commissioner to begin urgent work

Australia's first National Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People has been appointed, tasked with elevating the voices of Indigenous kids.

Mother of baby found dead in freezer spared jail

Baby Burton was found in a freezer on a veranda days after his mother said he was stillborn following a secret pregnancy.

Ex-cop charged with 'sickening' abuse of childcare kids

An after-school-care worker was a serving police officer at the time he allegedly produced child abuse material of 10 pre-school-aged victims.

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