Child safety
This country wants to kick under-13s off social media. Will Australia do the same?
Social media firms will be required to introduce robust checks, including the use of photo ID such as passports, to identify children using their sites and protect them from harm online.
- by Charles Hymas
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Child abuse
‘Like a dog in a cage’: Desperate lives of kids in emergency care revealed
Children as young as 12 reported allegations of sexual assault, drug use and abandonment in motel rooms without close supervision.
- by Michael McGowan
Police investigate ‘terrifying’ attempted abduction of 11-year-old girl
The girl was walking home from school in Doncaster East when an unknown man in a grey Audi ordered her to get in his car.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
William Tyrrell’s foster parents’ lives fell apart as police investigated them
The missing boy’s foster parents have been convicted of intimidation of another child, with each sentenced to 12-month good behaviour bonds.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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How a doomsday prophet allegedly ‘groomed a girl from prison’
Documents obtained by the Herald reveal how police unearthed an alleged plot by William Costellia Kamm and his wife to revive his sickening “mission from God” – procreating with a child.
- by Perry Duffin and Sally Rawsthorne
William Tyrrell’s foster parents guilty of intimidating a child
The missing boy’s foster father was on Friday found guilty after yelling at the child in his car, while Tyrrell’s foster mother had threatened to slap the child on two occasions.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Sex offenders gain access to children through Aboriginal meeting places
Registered sex offenders have signed up as members of Aboriginal meeting places that run cultural tours for children, raising community fears that abusers can get access to kids.
- by Erin Pearson and Jack Latimore
How to safely share photos of your kids
Social media has made protecting a child's digital footprint much more complicated. How can parents safely store and share photos of their kids? Credit: eSafety Commissioner, Australian Government
Queensland woman accused of stabbing three-month-old baby
The 26-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after the baby was allegedly stabbed in the abdomen.
- by Cameron Atfield
Woman picked up four-year-old girl and walked away: police
WA Police want to speak to two teenage girls who intervened when three people approached a young child in a suspicious manner at Point Walter on Australia Day.
Experts call for new laws after horror start to year on roads
Experts have warned of a widening gap between “what is legal and what is safe” in child car safety.
- by Amber Schultz