News & Views ‘We cannot do this alone’: Climate change is robbing Pacific children of their future The reality of my childhood, like that of many Pacific children, has been interrupted by disaster after disaster.
News & Views Australia to ban under-16s from using social media The Albanese government has confirmed it will move to ban the use of social media for children aged under 16.
News & Views ‘As tragic as it gets’: Two boys found dead in Blue Mountains home, woman taken to hospital Two young boys have been killed in the Blue Mountains, with a 42-year-old woman taken to hospital with self-inflicted injuries, NSW police have reported.
News & Views ‘No words’: Woman charged with murder after 10-year-old girl found dead at Gold Coast home A 10-year-old girl has been found dead at a property in a Gold Coast suburb in what police have described as a “traumatic” scene.
News & Views Three children killed, several injured after stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport The community of Southport is mourning the loss of three children following a knife attack at a children’s Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
News & Views ‘Our children need to be protected’: Madonna’s call to action in support of Ukraine’s children Madonna has taken to Instagram to show her support for the children suffering amid the wars in Ukraine other places.
News & Views ‘The terror still haunts me’: A perspective from a child of domestic violence Whilst now in my 40’s, and having fled our father when I was 8 years old, I do wonder whether he knows the damage done, and the terror which still haunts me.
World Nearly 300 school children abducted in one of Nigeria’s largest kidnappings Nearly 300 children have been abducted by motorcycle-riding gunmen from their school in Nigeria, with activists blaming security lapses.
News & Views ‘Very emotional’: Mum of Indigenous children allegedly cable tied by Broome man speaks out The mother of the young Indigenous children allegedly restrained by a man with cable ties has spoken out about the traumatic situation.
News & Views National Children’s Commissioner calls for framework to prioritise child wellbeing Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner urges the government to adopt a new toolkit to improve policy decisions for children.
News & Views Australian women having less children, and later in life Women in Australia are having fewer children now than in the 1970s, data from the ABS revealed this week.
News & Views More than half of Australian children experience gender-based bullying in play, study finds More than half of Australian children are made fun of for playing with toys traditionally associated with the opposite gender.