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More Work Needed to Protect Australian Children – AIHW Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th January 2012 -  Much more work needs to be done in areas of child abuse and neglect in Australia, despite the decline in cases being reported to welfare departments, according to figures released…

Aus Govt Failing to Protect Vulnerable Children: UN Delegation

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th November 2011 -  The Australian Government has been accused of failing to protect the rights of the nation’s most vulnerable children by a delegation of youth representations to the UN. The…

Saving Money to Save Lives in PNG: Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 4th November 2011 -  The lives of 10 newborn children in Papua New Guinea could be saved every day by basic and cost effective measures delivered by local community health workers, according to a new report…

Homeless Children Left in the Cold by Patchwork Reform

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th October 2011 -  One of the country’s largest providers of accommodation and support services for homeless people says Australia’s homeless children are being let down by a patchwork…

Schools Given Choice Under Chaplaincy Changes

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th September 2011 -  Schools will be able to choose whether to employ a chaplain or a secular student welfare worker under changed to the National School Chaplaincy Program announced by the Gillard Government.…

Trial Project to Assist Vulnerable Children

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th June 2011 -  A new tool to assess the health, well-being and needs of vulnerable children will be trialed in four locations across Australia following recommendations from the Not for Profit…

New Call for Australian Children’s Commission

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th November 2010 -  The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for the establishment the office of a national Children’s Commissioner as an important step in making sure that all children…

Community Projects Toolkit

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th November 2010 -  A new toolkit to help build community projects and improve the safety and wellbeing of children has been launched. The Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services, Julie Collins,…

Salvos Report: Perceptions of Poverty

Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th October 2010 -  New Roy Morgan Research being released by The Salvation Army shows 9.5 million Australians feel that taking action to reduce poverty should be a “very high priority”…

Children Need Mental Health Services

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd July 2010 -  The Children’s Mental Health Coalition says infants and children are urgently in need of mental health services in Australia. The Coalition has called for improved mental…

NSW State Wards Report ‘Appalling”

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st July 2010 -  The Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) has urged for an increase in the role of the non-government sector in the safety and care of NSW’s children. The move…

Children In Care “Struggling” – New Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th June 2010 -  Australian children in care are struggling at school and in need of a coordinated response according to a new report from Anglicare Victoria and Wesley Mission Victoria. The report…
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