The tragic deaths of two First Nations women highlight systemic failings, and the urgent need for a Human Rights Act in Australia.
The TGA has just approved a vaccine against RSV for Australians over 60. Here’s where protection is up to for the youngest children, who are also at risk from the virus.
Victoria is set to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 this year, but questions remain as to what responses should be implemented to improve outcomes for young offenders and the community.
The “invisible” nature of interpreters’ roles means many of the challenges they face aren’t widely acknowledged.
If the ACT is serious about protecting children’s rights, it should accept that all children born through surrogacy have a right to have their functional parents recognised as their legal parents.
Despite existing frameworks such as the UN Guiding Principles, more precise guidance on implementing standards to combat modern slavery are needed.
Jacinta Walsh’s great grandmother navigated oppressive policies her entire life, and didn’t have a public voice. Now, however, through the family’s storytelling, she does.
New research shows Indigenous women experiencing intimate partner violence had engaged with police to help them. However, many didn’t receive the support that potentially could have saved their lives.
Local councils are the best level of government to protect sports-playing children from pervasive and harmful abuse, harassment, and discrimination.
We need not just an acknowledgement of children as victim-survivors in their own right, but a commitment to boost resourcing of child-centred recovery support.
Indigenous babies are still being removed from their parents and placed into out-of-home care at alarmingly high rates. A new alliance is hoping to change that.
It’s time to ask our politicians the hard questions about what they intend to do to strengthen human rights protections if elected to government.
If Roe v Wade is overturned, the impact on women in the United States will be immediate and devastating.
Researchers are using the “It takes a village” concept as the foundation for international projects to strengthen support networks for children, particularly in rural and regional areas.
A new report calls for a whole-of-system response that sees women who are misidentified as predominant aggressors having their own safety needs acknowledged and addressed.
To maintain the integrity of our history, and the ability to tell our stories about our nation, the government should fully commit to the digital transformation of these fragile records.
While stories of human rights violations, and dire warnings about pandemics and an uncertain economic future seem unconnected, research reveals common roots in systemic inequality and discrimination in Australia.
The Malka Leifer sexual abuse case galvanised Australia’s Jewry, but what have been the implications for child safety standards within Jewish organisations in Australia and Israel?
How do you measure the worth of a tree? A forester sees the value of the timber, an environmentalist sees a habitat for possums, insects and birds, and an Indigenous Australian sees the tree as part of the living web of Country.
The pandemic is likely to intensify the harmful effects of child marriage, increasing exposure to violence, and decreasing access to healthcare and support networks.
Many Indigenous children leaving state care face an unknown and difficult future, with little support after they exit the system.
Addressing the health, social and economic inequities in our communities is crucial in the COVID-19 recovery.
Children’s invisibility in domestic and family violence responses must be addressed as part of the COVID-19 recovery phase.
A dramatic fall in youth remand numbers during the pandemic has sparked calls for a re-examination of our justice systems.
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