Social Justice
Once again, asylum seekers are in the news, prompting loud calls to Stop the Boats and get them out… But...
Health
In some parts of the Northern Territory, youth suicide rates are the highest in the developed world. That’s what Northern...
Between 700 – 800 children are diagnosed with cancer in Australia each year – it’s the highest rate in the...
The Law
This week the headlines read “child pornography at epidemic levels”. 180 Australians were arrested for child pornography charges in 2011...
Education
A report from Parliament House today announced that a pilot program providing early intervention education for underprivileged children has been...
In a widening of the Northern Territory intervention, the Federal government has announced plans to link school attendance with welfare...
The national health survey conducted by ABS began in march this year and involved 50,000 random sampled children and adults...
Living in foster homes can be tough at the best of times, but what if your situation means you’re isolated...
A trail of red wound its way through the Sunshine Coast hinterland this morning, as thousands joined the Day for...
Another facet of the 2011 Kids Teaching Kids Conference is its focus on Indigenous approaches to environmental sustainability.