Timothy Deramore Denver told police he “wanted to have sex with” the girls and was trying to get a girlfriend,a court has been told.
A NSW government agency responsible for delivering statutory child protection won’t have its accreditation renewed as it cannot meet minimum standards for out-of-home care.
National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds says a national approach to fixing the system must be taken just like the approach for domestic violence.
The minister in charge of overseeing Western Australia’s only juvenile prison has refused to answer questions about the use of a “folding up” restraint technique on children.
The social media peanut gallery may have a cold-hearted response to the plight of juveniles in youth detention centres,but that doesn’t mean politicians have to,Stuart Kinner says.
The long-awaited redress scheme will provide support to Victorians who were placed in orphanages,children’s homes and missions between 1928 and 1990.
Hundreds of past and present detainees have signed up for a planned class action led by Levitt Robinson Solicitors,alleging they suffered inhumane treatment at the facility.
Kate’s children are still recovering from the trauma of watching their stepfather terrorise and abuse their mother.
Ombudsman Deborah Glass has urged an overhaul of Victoria’s working with children check scheme,after finding authorities missed multiple red flags before a boy was assaulted.
Child protection workers have said they are burnt out and unable to provide adequate support to the children in their care,with excessive caseloads taken on “at least 85 times this year alone.”
Tech giant Apple reported just 160 instances of abuse material across almost 2 billion devices last year amid a bitter debate over whether child safety trumps privacy.