The teachers’ union and children’s commissioner are at odds over the big increase in complaints,with the former claiming many of the reports are frivolous.
The woman at the centre of a trial over the alleged malnourishment of her teenage daughter has been accused of cutting off family members who raised concerns about the girl.
The child’s mother has joined a chorus of parents calling for more to be done to protect children after a spate of incidents at daycare centres.
A 12-year-old girl in the child protection system went missing hundreds of times and was moved to 10 unsafe temporary homes before she was accused of stabbing a woman to death in Footscray.
The statistics covering the past four years have been reported as calls intensify for reform,particularly from the Indigenous community.
The protest heard from several caseworkers from around WA who delivered impassioned speeches about the dire state of the system.
Queensland’s police minister has asked for another review into how officers handled complaints into one of Australia’s worst paedophiles.
The NSW government spends as much as $2 million per child each year on emergency housing in motels and caravan parks.
Kaea Takiari was a teenager when police raided the house he was staying in. Years later,he’s trying to help other young people get out of a life in crime.
A final report on children in care suggests bail accommodation for underage offenders could help bring an end to children being housed in hotels and motel
Nearly one in 10 child protection workers are on workers’ compensation amid a dire shortage of staff who assist the state’s most vulnerable children.