Child safety
LNP promises public register for some child sex offenders if elected
Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has pitched a long-touted – and questioned – idea as part of his crime-focused election campaign.
- by Matt Dennien
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Deed or the breed? Britain wrestles with an XL dog problem
Barely a week goes by without a news report of someone being mauled or killed by a dog somewhere in Britain, but is banning dangerous breeds the answer?
- by Rob Harris
Dozens of children X-rayed after button batteries lost at childcare centre
A broken toy at a Sunshine Coast daycare prompted a sweep of the grounds and 64 children sent off for X-rays.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Parents call for CCTV cameras in park after child approached
The parents of a child approached by strangers at New Farm Park want the CCTV network extended to monitor the area.
- by William Davis
NSW to ban motels, caravan parks as emergency homes for children
The NSW government spends as much as $2 million per child each year on emergency housing in motels and caravan parks.
- by Alexandra Smith
High-five ban for beloved lollipop man sparks petition
A school-crossing guard in Melbourne’s outer east has been banned from high-fiving primary school children after one parent complained to the council.
- by Hannah Kennelly
‘Increasingly young age of exposure’: Role of violent pornography on teens under microscope
Teenagers, often as young as 13, are inadvertently stumbling across pornography on TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.
- by Alexandra Smith
Balaclava-wearing gang stab boy in broad daylight
The attack is the second violent gang attack within days on Springvale’s main road.
- by Mathew Dunckley
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Facebook is scanning some users’ faces to verify age. The Coalition wants laws that go further
The Coalition says, if elected, it will push for laws forcing social media platforms to check users’ ages before creating new accounts. Meta is already doing it for some.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Domestic violence
Getting family violence victims out of motels key to suicide prevention, premier told
Expanding crisis shelters is cheaper and safer than housing women in motels, Victoria’s leading 24/7 family violence response provider says.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Social media
State’s tween account ban new front in Australia’s battle with social media
Elon Musk’s victory in court over posts of the Wakeley church stabbing video was a setback in the push to regulate X Corp.
- by Paul Sakkal
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