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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

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Zoe Robinson the NSW Advocate for Children and Young People

Zoe said that adults don’t always know best. Mark Latham savaged her

The NSW Advocate for Children and Young People isn’t afraid to weigh into some of the most controversial issues of importance to the state’s young people.

  • Deborah Snow
Queensland’s chief police union says domestic and family violence reporting is creating unmanageable workloads and draining resources, leading to more officers leaving the force.

Police need hundreds more officers as domestic violence calls skyrocket

The state’s top police union says officers are responding to more than 500 domestic and family violence-related occurrences a day, with the number expected to grow.

  • Courtney Kruk
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More than 150 World War II bombs found under playground in England

After workers uncovered one device, it didn’t take long for the council to realise the problem was much bigger than that.

  • Alexandra E. Petri
Children who go missing from residential care are often targeted

Blue Cards in spotlight after ‘horrendous breach of trust’ in childcare rapist case

The premier slammed the Blue Card system, which allows people to work with children, as “broken”.

  • Cloe Read

From ultrasound photos to family blogs: How ethical is posting children online?

Shari Franke’s memoir is the first by a former child influencer. While extreme, her story raises questions about the implications of sharing content of kids online.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Cleveland Dodd died after being held in Unit 18. His mother Nadene Dodd wants to ensure change is made. Picture: WAtoday

‘Matter of urgency’: Coroner calls for closure of WA youth prison unit

Coroner Philip Urquhart called for the justice department to be stripped of its role overseeing young people.

  • Aaron Bunch
A 16-year-old girl alleges her residential care unit is like “jail” after being removed from her foster parents over an allegation she says is untrue.

The 16-year-old, the sex abuse allegation and the $3k-a-day accommodation

When Kate sent a terrifying message to her friends one evening, things rapidly spiralled out of control.

  • Amber Schultz
Child support payments could be transferred to the Tax Office to better enforce the scheme.

Australia has $1.7b in unpaid child support. These MPs have a plan to claw it back

An eight-month parliamentary inquiry heard that unpaid child support was being used as a form of financial abuse.

  • Hamish Hastie
Illustration: Joe Benke

Too young for TikTok, old enough for jail: How a meaner Australia treats its kids

Two worrying but contradictory laws affecting children passed last week in Queensland and Canberra. Both arose despite a lack of evidence to support them.

  • Sean Kelly

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