Watchdog slams ‘tragic reality’ of SA’s broke child protection system
An investigation into Department of Child Protection failings when dealing with two families has revealed years worth of a problems, the state ombudsman says.
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New Child Protection CEO’s surprising druggie parents opinion
We sat down with the Child Protection Department’s new boss – and received some matter-of-fact responses to our questions.
‘We’re gangsters’: Inside the kids’ gang terrorising a town
While most of Port Augusta sleeps, dozens of wayward youths roam the streets unsupervised, clinging on to moving buses and dodging police.
New child protection boss pledges to ‘inspire new culture’ of transparency
A highly respected government bureaucrat has won the job as the state’s new child protection chief, and revealed her plans for the embattled department.
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Computer outage ‘put vulnerable children at risk’
Child protection staff have told their union how a system outage left them unable to access important information to properly look after vulnerable kids last week.
Hildyard knew about pregnant girls in state care in March
The child protection minister has revealed she found out that several girls in state care were pregnant as soon as she took up the portfolio in March 2022.
Starved, locked up … but Child Protection did nothing for years
Kaydenn’s “carer” neglected the vulnerable teen so badly he looked like a starvation victim. A chain was put on the fridge. He was locked in his room. And authorities let it happen.
Staggering number of SA babies born into danger
Thousands of babies are being born into SA homes where they’re at risk before they can even walk or talk.
Sport v vulnerable kids: Questions arise over minister’s priority
Child Protection Minister Katrine Hildyard’s diary records, released under Freedom of Information, reflect she has dedicated more hours to her sport, recreation and racing portfolio.
12 kids removed from parents following safety checks
The state government has revealed how many children have been removed from the care of their parents following checks on 526 kids in particularly high-risk settings.
‘Won’t be easy’: Premier to begin looking for new DCP head ‘immediately’
The premier has begun the challenging process of replacing outgoing child protection head Cathy Taylor, with the embattled executive to stay in the role until the position is filled.
‘Incredibly difficult work’: Child Protection boss Cathy Taylor quits
Embattled Child Protection Department boss Cathy Taylor has resigned in the wake of recent revelations about child deaths. The CP Minister has “wholeheartedly” thanked her for her service.
‘Doesn’t make sense’: Expert’s call on shocking child protection death figure
An alarming statistic revealed about children who have had contact with SA’s system could be addressed by one critical measure.
No link between child deaths and reports, head of DCP says
The DCP boss has denied a link between child deaths and reports to the department: “Children die and they may have been reported … but it has nothing to do with the department.”
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