Children
‘Closing the Net’ on online predators
A new podcast released today features interviews with leading child protection experts from around Australia and the world. It’s called......
Trauma informed approach to Indigenous Healing
The Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education is to introduce a new MA program in Indigenous Therapies and Healing Practices.......
Children exposed to domestic violence have more health issues: study
A study conducted by the by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, has found half of children who are exposed to......
Concerns in South Australia about treating substance abuse in children
A group of organisations are asking the South Australian government to suspend the first model of a substance abuse treatment......
Australian Human Rights Record criticized in UN calls to Raise the Age
31 countries called for the Australian age of criminal responsibility be raised to 14 at The UN Universal periodic review (UPR)......
HILDA survey shows single parents use of childcare going backwards
Single parent families are dropping out of childcare much faster than couples and poverty may be the cause, according to......
Global study focuses on emotional resilience to bullying
A transnational academic research project, which also involved a team of researchers from Flinders University has found that peer aggression,......
The ACT will increase criminal responsibility to age 14 in October
Yesterday, the Australian Capital Territory government has supported to raise the age of criminal responsibility from the age of 10......
Raise The Age discussed at Council of Attorneys – General
State, Federal and Territory Attorneys General met today to discuss whether to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Australia......
News media literacy barriers deterring socially engaged school aged students
New research findings from a survey published by Western Sydney University and Queensland University of Technology has identified how young......