66 dead children,5400 abuse claims:State’s child-protection system under blowtorch

66 dead children,5400 abuse claims:State’s child-protection system under blowtorch

The statistics covering the past four years have been reported as calls intensify for reform,particularly from the Indigenous community.

  • byKieran Rooney

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Perth dad laughed off concerns about malnourished daughter,court told

Perth dad laughed off concerns about malnourished daughter,court told

A child protection worker has told the trial of two Floreat parents their attempts to get the girl medically assessed were ignored and dismissed as “ludicrous”.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
AFL Hall of Famer to stand trial for historical child sexual abuse

AFL Hall of Famer to stand trial for historical child sexual abuse

Carl Ditterich,who played 285 games for St Kilda and Melbourne over a 17-year career,is accused of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 16.

  • byHolly Hales
‘Never surrender’:Beaumaris school sex abuse victim gets record $8 million payout

‘Never surrender’:Beaumaris school sex abuse victim gets record $8 million payout

A victim of notorious school paedophile Darrell Ray wins record financial settlement and urges survivors to spurn official “Kmart” compensation scheme.

  • byNoel Towell
Former top bureaucrat confesses to being paedophile,has name suppressed

Former top bureaucrat confesses to being paedophile,has name suppressed

A man who held senior roles in the NSW government has pleaded guilty to child abuse material – but had his name suppressed in the courts because of his mental health.

  • byPerry Duffin
WA foster mother knocked out,then burnt,seven-year-old who refused to do dishes

WA foster mother knocked out,then burnt,seven-year-old who refused to do dishes

The horrifying story of a child no-one wanted – and what he suffered at the hands of those who took him in.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
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The predators that locked doors can’t stop
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The predators that locked doors can’t stop

Criminal syndicates will provide anything for a price – and that includes child abuse material. For police,it’s a race against time to rescue the victim.

  • byJohn Silvester
Samantha Knight’s killer Michael Guider dies in custody

Samantha Knight’s killer Michael Guider dies in custody

The serial paedophile abducted the schoolgirl,9,from near her home in Bondi in 1986 and was also jailed for abusing 13 other young children.

  • byChris Barrett
‘He got me when I was young’:The brave evidence of Dick Caine’s victims
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‘He got me when I was young’:The brave evidence of Dick Caine’s victims

From June to August,while the identity of their former swimming coach could not be reported,six people told a court of the trauma he inflicted decades ago.

  • bySarah McPhee
Police told to review handling of complaints about Brisbane childcare paedophile

Police told to review handling of complaints about Brisbane childcare paedophile

Queensland’s police minister has asked for another review into how officers handled complaints into one of Australia’s worst paedophiles.

  • byCloe Read
‘Psychosis’ made Perth man sexually assault little girl:lawyers

‘Psychosis’ made Perth man sexually assault little girl:lawyers

He admitted breaking into a stranger’s house and sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl. But this Perth man is claiming he cannot be found guilty.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andEzra Holt