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Why keeping children safe is a shared responsibility

Wendy Williams, Monday, 7th September 2020 - 
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Through her work at the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Lesley Taylor is on a mission to create a child safe world. She is this week’s Changemaker. …

LEGO offers inclusive new Braille Bricks to help kids who are vision impaired

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 2nd September 2020 - 
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The bricks are expected to launch in Australia early next year    Children with vision impairment will be given the chance to develop new skills and learn the Braille writing…

Five challenges facing children and young people

Mercy Chipo Jumo, Monday, 24th August 2020 - 
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To mark the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, children and young people from Australia and the Pacific met to identify key areas…

How can childcare organisations handle abuse disclosures and problem sexual behaviours?

Contributor, Thursday, 20th August 2020 - 
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It is difficult to know where to start with becoming child wise, but with courage, transparency and commitment to change, any childcare organisation can handle disclosures…

Disadvantage is a virus, it’s time we intervened with a vaccine

Dr Lisa J. Griffiths, Friday, 7th August 2020 - 
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Evidence-based early intervention is a tried and tested solution. Instead of removing children we must shift our focus from crisis care to preventative care to create …

Virtual book club to keep kids connected in isolation

Luke Michael, Saturday, 25th July 2020 - 
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The MS Readathon is back for 2020 but with a twist         Multiple Sclerosis Limited (MSL) is launching a virtual book club alongside its iconic MS Readathon this year,…

Families of children with disability left in the dark during COVID-19 crisis

Luke Michael, Friday, 20th March 2020 - 
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Disability advocates say governments across Australia need to better communicate their plans for at-risk groups More than 80 per cent of families of children with disability…

EU members must protect vulnerable children, NGOs say

Luke Michael, Friday, 6th March 2020 - 
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There are more than 1,800 unaccompanied children struggling to survive on the Greek islands European Union member states must urgently relocate unaccompanied kids from…

Children’s commissioner says Australia isn’t doing enough to protect vulnerable kids

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 11th February 2020 - 
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A new report says the mental health of Australian children is not being cared for properly  Child abuse and neglect has increased by more than 25 per cent in Australia, according…

Aussies want greater support for the one in six kids living in poverty

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 28th January 2020 - 
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More than half of Australians report seeing children and families impacted by poverty in their local area Almost 70 per cent of Australians underestimate the level of child…

We ignored the evidence and the nation is aflame. Let’s not do the same with our kids.

Penny Dakin, Wednesday, 15th January 2020 - 
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As Australians face unprecedented threats from bushfires, we are seeing the results of evidence ignored. A potential social and economic firestorm awaits many Australian…

‘We want to see change’: Calls for national commissioner for Indigenous children

Luke Michael, Friday, 25th October 2019 - 
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people are 17 times more likely to be in juvenile detention and 10 times more likely to be in out-of-home care More…

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