Child protection
- Opinion
- Opinion
My job is to tell the UN about young lives in Australia. I wish the story was a better one
As Australia’s Youth Representative to the UN, I’ve spoken with thousands of young people across the country. I wanted to find hope, I found too much heartbreak.
- Satara Uthayakumaran
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Children as young as six exposed to porn, principals warn
NSW principals have told an inquiry that drawings and behaviours from increasingly young students are showing they have been exposed to pornography.
- Emily Kowal
New Qld Child Safety inquiry to include case of eight-year-old left to die
Failings within the child safety system, including the case of Elizabeth Struhs, will be investigated as part of a newly announced commission of inquiry.
- Cloe Read
- Exclusive
- Childcare
Frankie thought her daughter was safe at daycare. Her child’s life changed forever
The Sydney daycare centre that Stevie attended has been hit with a swath of serious complaints and had its licence suspended for three months.
- Amber Schultz
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- Child abuse
Horrific video of baby being slapped at Sydney childcare is just the tip of the iceberg
Scores of accounts of horrific abuse against babies and toddlers at childcare have been detailed, as well as negligence and safety concerns.
- Amber Schultz
- Exclusive
- Orange
Jack’s mother thought he was being looked after. He died desperate and alone
Jack died in the Blue Mountains the day after his birthday. For his mother Renee, it was the tragic end to years of pain that should never have happened.
- Amber Schultz
- Exclusive
- Courts
Sydney toddler’s child protection case closed before ‘extremely cruel’ murder
The two-year-old girl was repeatedly failed by the NSW child protection system in the year before she was killed by her mother’s boyfriend, a coroner has found.
- Sarah McPhee
- Opinion
- Welfare
Women who endured horrific treatment in state care should be heard
The invasive practices Jenny Tuita experienced happened not just in Glebe, but are known to have occurred at Wilson Youth Hospital and the notorious Parramatta Girls’ Home.
- The Herald's View
Woman tortured, neglected four-year-old for months, police allege
A Logan woman accused of torturing and neglecting a girl over 10 months, leaving her at risk of being “permanently injured”, has had her case heard in court.
- Rex Martinich
- Updated
- Perth
Twelve kids in state care went missing for four days because their addresses were in a spreadsheet
This case study was unearthed in a probe by Auditor General Caroline Spencer who today delivered a scathing report about the department’s record-keeping software known as Assist.
- Hamish Hastie
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