Child Protection Archives

Best practice measures in early childhood education made legal requirements

Education The Law The Wire

On Monday, the federal government announced tougher measures to help keep children safer in the early childhood education sector. Coming...

Calls for federal government to prioritise safety over cost in early childhood education

Education Social Justice The Wire

Last week saw the appointment of Victorian senator, Jess Walsh, as the new minister for early childhood education. In the...

Report reveals increase in children receiving protection services

Social Justice The Wire

Data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed an increase in the number of children receiving...

Child protection workers on industrial action

Politics & Economy Social Justice The Wire

This week, child protection workers in New South Wales started an industrial action at the State Parliament because they claim...

First Nations launched class actions against QLD government

The Wire

First Nations parents and children have launched landmark class actions against the Queensland Government for alleged “systemic failure to reunite...

Lacking support for Indigenous children experiencing domestic and family violence

The Wire

A new report from Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak reveals First Nations children experiencing domestic and...

National Sorry Day: Could History be Repeating Itself?

The Wire

May 26 is National Sorry Day, marking a day of reflection on the tragedies suffered by the Stolen Generations. Archie...