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Indigenous
Child protection ‘ripped’ Aboriginal child from mother’s arms at Indigenous women’s meeting
More Aboriginal children are being removed from their mothers’ care in Victoria now than during the stolen generations, creating “trauma, distrust and fear”, leaders say.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Tyrone was just 15 when he died of a heroin overdose while in state care
Tyrone Woxvold died of an overdose at his mother’s home. He developed a drug habit while in the state’s care and had wanted to get help, an inquest heard.
- by Erin Pearson and Simone Fox Koob
‘Horrifying’: Alarm over NSW’s child protection failures
A scathing report by the NSW Ombudsman has raised a raft of concerns about children in care.
- by Amber Schultz
There are 112,500 children at risk of harm in NSW. The state is failing most of them
In 2022-23, the NSW department responsible for child protection declared “case closed” for the vast majority of children at risk of harm.
- by Alexandra Smith
Plibersek names the enemies: deepfake porn, anti-feminist algorithms, the manosphere
Plibersek warns parents about the malicious influence of artificial intelligence.
- by Olivia Ireland
Leanne fled the country to escape domestic abuse. Now she could face jail
Leanne fled Australia with her two children as she says it was the only way she knew how to protect herself from her violent husband.
- by Amber Schultz
Blake lost touch with his culture in high school. Then in year 12, something clicked
The 19-year-old says unless something changes, many other young Queenslanders “are never going to figure out who they truly are”.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Child safety
‘Like a dog in a cage’: Desperate lives of kids in emergency care revealed
Children as young as 12 reported allegations of sexual assault, drug use and abandonment in motel rooms without close supervision.
- by Michael McGowan
‘Limited visibility’ for teens in group homes amid worrying number of reports
New data shows an increasing number of reports of significant harm to children living in group homes funded by the government.
- by Amber Schultz
We’ve been worried about kids on the internet for 30 years. Is it time to toughen up on tech?
The alleged stabbing of a Sydney bishop by a teenager has reignited Australian alarm at the realities of online harm, reopening a debate about how to protect children.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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State Parliament
‘Not appropriate’: Minister to remove at-risk kids from emergency hotel care
A new specialist unit has reduced the number of at-risk children stranded in high-cost emergency accommodation such as hotels by 42 per cent.
- by Michael McGowan