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'Unrelenting' demands leave single mothers voiceless

'Unrelenting' demands leave single mothers voiceless

Single mothers say they feel voiceless in discussions about policies that impact their lives as many struggle financially with competing pressures of mothering.

Woman admits throwing baby outside in plastic bag

Woman admits throwing baby outside in plastic bag

Woman admits throwing baby outside in plastic bag

Woman admits throwing baby outside in plastic bag

A 26-year-old woman who put a newborn baby in a plastic bag and threw him out a bathroom window has admitted recklessly endangering life.

'Utterly heartbreaking': jail for fatal neglect of baby

'Utterly heartbreaking': jail for fatal neglect of baby

'Utterly heartbreaking': jail for fatal neglect of baby

'Utterly heartbreaking': jail for fatal neglect of baby

A man has been jailed over the "heartbreaking" death of an eight-month-old baby after he was left in a filthy room for almost 24 hours as his carers took drugs.

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Child safety agency boss fired after scathing report

Child safety agency boss fired after scathing report

The head of an agency overseeing working with children checks has been fired after "inept" handling of complaints and a "toxic" workplace.

Shift needed to help young asthmatics breathe easier

Shift needed to help young asthmatics breathe easier

A peak body is highlighting National Asthma Awareness Week by driving a cultural shift in how asthma is treated in childhood - from relievers to preventers.

Pregnant and homeless, women face 'untenable' situation

Pregnant and homeless, women face 'untenable' situation

A hidden crisis of pregnant women experiencing homelessness results in many not disclosing their housing situation for fear of having their babies removed.

'Grave allegations': baby-killer Lane sues prison staff

'Grave allegations': baby-killer Lane sues prison staff

Jailed baby killer Keli Lane's is targeting former prison bosses, guards and the corrections minister in her lawsuit over her alleged abuse behind bars.

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Severe pregnancy nausea takes mental and medical toll

Severe pregnancy nausea takes mental and medical toll

Severe pregnancy nausea takes mental and medical toll

Severe pregnancy nausea takes mental and medical toll

Pregnant women who experience severe nausea and vomiting face higher risk of anxiety and depression with ineffective treatments for the debilitating condition.

Social media age checks fuel 'conspiracy' privacy fears

Social media age checks fuel 'conspiracy' privacy fears

Social media age checks fuel 'conspiracy' privacy fears

Social media age checks fuel 'conspiracy' privacy fears

Tools aimed at enforcing the looming social media ban for under-16s have been criticised by experts who are warning against using third-parties to verify age.

Parents to get more information about childcare safety

Parents to get more information about childcare safety

Parents to get more information about childcare safety

Parents to get more information about childcare safety

A website allowing parents to compare childcare centres is getting a safety overhaul following multiple abuse allegations in the sector.

Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

A social media ban is unlikely to completely protect kids from online harms as questions remain over age-assurance technology.

Spotlight on improving women's health research, funding

Spotlight on improving women's health research, funding

Spotlight on improving women's health research, funding

Spotlight on improving women's health research, funding

Health experts are calling for persistent underfunding in women's health research to be addressed and for changes to improve access to care.

Huge cost of missing early intervention for children

Huge cost of missing early intervention for children

Huge cost of missing early intervention for children

Huge cost of missing early intervention for children

A failure to identify health and development issues in young Australians is costing $22.3 billion annually, described as a "wake-up call" for governments.

Three weeks away from children left Meghan 'not well'

Three weeks away from children left Meghan 'not well'

Three weeks away from children left Meghan 'not well'

Three weeks away from children left Meghan 'not well'

Comments by Meghan Markle in the new season of her Netflix show prompt speculation the Duchess of Sussex was referring to the death of the Queen.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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'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.

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.

Fresh abuse case prompts childcare plea for worker info

Childcare providers call for more information about their staff's history to protect kids from predators after another worker was accused of abuse.

More mums-to-be accessing care during pregnancy

Australian mothers are giving birth at an older age on average, while birth rates have fallen according to a report on health and birth outcomes.

'Gaping hole' in social media ban as YouTube plugged in

YouTube will be included in a social media ban for children under 16, but uncertainty surrounds how the world-first laws will be enforced.

Calls to make low-cost IVF more accessible in Australia

Australia's low birth rate is being linked to cost-of-living pressures, with experts saying affordable IVF could help reverse fertility declines.

Gaza baby starves to death weighing less than when born

The latest child to starve to death in Gaza weighed less than when she was born.

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