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'Many times over': childcare pay rise to reap dividends

'Many times over': childcare pay rise to reap dividends

A pay rise for childcare workers has been praised by the sector and unions but there are calls for more funding for the industry to retain staff.

Childcare's staff crisis revealed in new survey figures

Childcare's staff crisis revealed in new survey figures

Childcare's staff crisis revealed in new survey figures

Childcare's staff crisis revealed in new survey figures

More than 60 per cent of early childhood educators plan to leave the sector within three years as mounting staff turnover continues to plague the industry.

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Psychologist Tegan Podubinski knows her regional city needs more mental health support but she and other essential workers need the childcare crisis fixed.

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Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

Australians are having less babies and the fertility plunge is being blamed on high housing costs with analysis showing parents are being pushed to the fringes.

Appeals locked in for William Tyrrell ex-foster parents

Appeals locked in for William Tyrrell ex-foster parents

Missing boy William Tyrrell's former foster parents will face separate appeal hearings after being convicted for the assault and intimidation of another child.

Traumas of birth untold no longer as mums in pain speak

Traumas of birth untold no longer as mums in pain speak

A mother left haunted and suffering PTSD after the birth of her first child hopes awareness of trauma leads to better care for families.

'Nightmare continued' after man exit-trafficked wife

'Nightmare continued' after man exit-trafficked wife

A woman who was exit-trafficked to Sudan by her husband has told a court her "nightmare continued" when she tried to reunite with her young children.

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Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Child safety advocates have called for greater online privacy protections after Human Rights Watch identified photos of young Australians in an AI dataset.

Acquittal of William Tyrrell foster mum may be appealed

Acquittal of William Tyrrell foster mum may be appealed

Acquittal of William Tyrrell foster mum may be appealed

Acquittal of William Tyrrell foster mum may be appealed

Prosecutors are weighing up challenging a finding that missing boy William Tyrrell's ex-foster mum did not intimidate another child.

William Tyrrell's ex-foster parents appeal convictions

William Tyrrell's ex-foster parents appeal convictions

William Tyrrell's ex-foster parents appeal convictions

William Tyrrell's ex-foster parents appeal convictions

William Tyrrell's former foster parents have appeared in court to appeal their convictions over the assault and intimidation of another child under their care.

Healing heart makes space for mourning miscarriage

Healing heart makes space for mourning miscarriage

Healing heart makes space for mourning miscarriage

Healing heart makes space for mourning miscarriage

A glittering heart marks Australia's first memorial space for babies lost to miscarriage, a brainchild of a woman who knows the grief of losing an unborn child.

Hope in heartbreak as birth trauma report ushers change

Hope in heartbreak as birth trauma report ushers change

Hope in heartbreak as birth trauma report ushers change

Hope in heartbreak as birth trauma report ushers change

Survivors who told intimate and harrowing stories of birth trauma hope sharing their ordeals will help prevent other mothers from experiencing the same pain.

Kids reeling as bullying, screen time take heavy toll

Kids reeling as bullying, screen time take heavy toll

Kids reeling as bullying, screen time take heavy toll

Kids reeling as bullying, screen time take heavy toll

Parents and their children are struggling to cope with cost-of-living pressures, the over-use of technology and lingering effects of the pandemic.

Reforms target scrutiny of fertility clinic services

Reforms target scrutiny of fertility clinic services

Reforms target scrutiny of fertility clinic services

Reforms target scrutiny of fertility clinic services

Proposed laws in Queensland will bring greater scrutiny to IVF and fertility services, as well as the introduction of a donor conception register.

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Childhood upbringing linked to mental health conditions

Research has revealed the link between childhood maltreatment and mental health conditions, with calls for the government to treat it as public health priority.

Uber to let Australian teens ride solo, in some states

Passengers as young as 13 years old will be able to order a ride under a new service being launched by Uber in three states and territories.

Play challenges perceptions of growing up mentally ill

A coming-of-age play exploring the struggles of a mother-daughter relationship navigating mental illness aims to encourage audiences to question their beliefs.

Refugee kids flourish with targeted health diagnoses

A children's wellbeing program run out of a clinic in Melbourne is helping to put refugee parents at ease as their kids deal with developmental delays.

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Australian adoption numbers drop to record low

The number of children being adopted in Australia has dropped to a record low after falling by 98 per cent over half a century.

Birthing on Country means best start in life for babies

The Molly Wardaguga Research Centre is scaling up its Birthing on Country program to help improve wellbeing and lives of First Nations mothers and babies.

Universal screen for developmental delays on the cards

Children with developmental delays could learn to manage their disabilities earlier after a review into the NDIS suggested implementing foundational supports.

Tyrrell foster father argues 'lawful' force on child

William Tyrrell's foster parents have claimed that force and allegedly intimidatory statements to another child were lawfully made as punishment.

Advocates make 'dire lack' of child care election issue

Parent advocates plan to make a shortage of accessible and affordable early learning in regional, rural and remote Queensland an election issue.

Families earning $80k or less could get free child care

The government should modify childcare subsidies and increase access for children from all backgrounds, particularly low-income households, a report suggests.

Past due date: no solution to midwifery insurance gap

A gap in professional indemnity insurance for endorsed midwives has still not been fixed, a month after the Health Department was advised of the issue.

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