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They were sentenced in Perth District Court.

Chained to a bed, punched, held underwater: WA couple sentenced for ‘excessive corporal punishment’

A formerly married couple each blamed each other for the repeated horrific assaults of a young girl that took place on a WA farm more than 30 years ago.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm announced the inquiry on Sunday.

‘Systemic failure, ballooning costs’: Government to spend $20m on child safety inquiry

Reform advocates say despite a previous inquiry into the system, there are still tragic outcomes for children under the government’s care.

  • Cloe Read
Elizabeth Rose Struhs, 8, is believed to have died on January 7. Police were contacted the following afternoon.

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
Stevie, 6, has since been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and will require a transplant in the coming years.

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
Global cobalt output increased 23 per cent, or by 35,000, tonnes in 2022 over the previous year.

How Trump’s tariffs will turbocharge child deaths in Africa

Three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, used in smartphones and laptops, comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This makes us vulnerable.

  • Passy Mubalama
Lukas Winward, with daughters Maggie, left, and Layla.

They’re a childhood rite of passage, so why are more parents saying ‘no’ to sleepovers?

With concerns around safety and unsupervised access to the internet, some parents don’t feel comfortable with sleepovers.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Sarah Rusbatch, pictured, wants to make sure her kids will never think “Mum can’t find out about this”.

I tried to change my daughter’s future – now Mother’s Day marketing to her makes me furious

Until my daughter was seven, she never saw me modelling healthy self-care. We did change that, over time – but some companies will only think inside the box.

  • Sarah Rusbatch
The boy was left home alone by his mother.

Perth mum sentenced after boy found wandering streets naked

After passers-by contacted authorities to tell them the boy was alone and unsupervised, police took him back to his northern suburbs house and were shocked with what they found.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
In an undated police handout, a bedroom at a home at 2 Blake Street in Waterbury, Conn. Police say a man was held captive for two decades in the home.

‘He saved himself’: Firefighter rescues man held captive for decades until he set his room on fire

In the ambulance, an emergency worker commented on the overpowering smell. The patient said it had been more than a year since he had been permitted to shower.

  • Sarah Maslin Nir
Street parties WA Bassendean homepage image.

Cars injure hundreds of WA children. Here’s a plan to put that trend in reverse

Between 2020-2024, 250 children were injured or killed by cars in our state. But there are plans afoot to make WA roads safer for young people.

  • Holly Thompson

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/child-safety-hr8