Child protection
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Ministers are racing to close gaps in child safety left open for years
Ministers are racing to close gaps in Australia’s child safety laws that have been left open for years, in the…
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‘I’m set up to fail’: Foster carer quits after three weeks of caring for young boy
With nothing but a black bin bag in tow, Oliver* arrived at Elaine’s* on the eve of his seventh birthday.…
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Children’s commissioner flags ‘decades’ of government inaction to fix residential care
The national children’s commissioner is calling for an inquiry into the $2 billion residential care system after an ABC investigation…
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‘A very dark place’: Inside the $2b system where kids are prey to child sex abusers
For $1 million per child a year you’d expect unlimited opportunities, stellar care — opulence. Indeed, governments are at pains…
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Another shameful Closing the Gap report is destined to gather dust on the shelf
Reading any Closing the Gap report is a sombre affair, and the most recent data was no different. The latest…
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Tories Embarrassed After Attempt To Criticise Labour Over Child Protection Backfires
A Tory attempt to criticise Labour over child protection has backfired after it emerged they did exactly the same thing…
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