SA show ride death ‘inexcusable’: coroner
The death of a young girl at the Royal Adelaide Show may have been avoided if the operators of a ride had followed safety instructions, a coroner has found.
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Qld cabbies using scanners to avoid crooks
Taxi drivers in northern Queensland are using police scanners to avoid joyriders, almost a year into the state government's youth crime crackdown.
Woman jailed after assault on infant son
A woman has been jailed after her 14-month-old son spent two days on life support following an incident in which he had a dog leash attached to his neck.
Hey Dad! sex offender still a ‘denier’
Convicted child sex offender and former TV star Robert Hughes may be "old and frail" but still denies his crimes, his former on screen daughter and victim says.
Qld foster children get new legal rights
Queensland foster children have been granted new legal rights after state parliament passed changes to protection laws.
Qld bus girl family wants childcare closed
The family of a young Queensland girl who was left on a bus outside a childcare centre for six hours says the facility should be closed down.
Teacher bailed ahead of exploitation trial
A Queensland teacher who is facing nearly 100 charges relating to child exploitation material has been released on bail after seven months behind bars.
More Australian kids dying on driveways
More Australian children are dying on household driveways than ever before, figures reveal.
Tas girl reunited with family after search
Four-year-old Tasmanian girl Shayla Phillips has been reunited with her family after spending more than 48 hours lost in the bush.
Tas girl found alive after 3-day search
Police have found four-year-old Shayla Phillips alive and well after she went missing on the remote Tasman Peninsula.
Report rejects Qld criminal age increase
A proposal to lift the Qld criminal age of responsibility to 14 has been opposed by a committee that instead recommends working with other states to aim for 12.
Aus-Ukrainians safe in Sydney after ordeal
A Ukrainian family, initially barred from flying to Australia because their nine month old baby did not have a passport, has finally arrived in Sydney.
Child abuse probe saves more than 50 kids
More than 100 people are facing almost 1300 charges following arrests in every state and territory of Australia as a global child abuse probe draws to a close.
Baby issue for Ukrainians fleeing to Aust
A Ukrainian family granted Australian visas has been barred from boarding a flight to Sydney, as their baby does not have a passport.
Aussie Ukrainians direct escapes from Kyiv
Australian-Ukrainians have been co-ordinating escapes from Kyiv, and have asked the federal government to grant their relatives visas.
Couple ‘forgot baby boy during drug binge’
A couple charged with the murder of a nine-month-old boy were allegedly on a drug binge when the baby died, a court has been told.
Cheaper or free kindy for more Qld kids
State funding for free or subsided kindergarten in Queensland, including efforts to attract staff to remote areas, has prompted calls for more federal action.
Qld acts on child death review findings
The Queensland government has responded to a report that found almost 60 per cent of young people eligible for a suicide risk management plan did not have one.
Peer workshops help teen out of ‘dark pit’
A teenager credits Youth Insearch workshops with turning her life around - but ongoing funding for the peer-led program is uncertain.
Child safety probe ordered in north Qld
A whistleblower claims the Queensland government is putting children at risk of being physically and sexually abused by sending them back to unsafe homes.
Australian year 12 completion rates drop
Average year 12 completion rates dropped by more than 100,000 students and childcare costs rose, the productivity watchdog's latest report has found.
Drowning puts focus on lack of carers
A girl who drowned in a pool at her foster home about a week before her second birthday was one of six children in the care of a couple in their seventies.
Qld pair in court over murder of girl, 8
Two people have fronted court charged over the death of an eight-year-old girl who was found dead at a home in Queensland on the weekend.