For a child who is suffering from abuse or neglect, a visit to a paediatrician can be a lifeline. Doctors may notice bruises or burns or fractures. They may hear a child describe severe corporal ...

OPINION: By broadly defining abuse and neglect, CAPTA enabled the creation of a punitive child welfare system that conflated the circumstances of poverty with parental neglect, disproportionally ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of people who have died. When a First Nations child dies unexpectedly, Australia often reaches for the ...

The central aim of any child protection system is in the name: protect children. But over the years, inquiries and media reports have shown fulfilling this goal has too often proved tragically elusive ...

A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences. By Troy Closson and Samantha Latson See more of our ...

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis ...

Controversial child protection laws have sparked claims a five-year-old girl's tragic death has been politicised as a government ushers in reforms that "insult" Aboriginal people. The Northern ...

Preventing child sexual abuse and protecting children from violence and exploitation is a shared responsibility across the EU. Children have the right to grow up safely, both online and offline, and ...

A new report reveals Mississippi’s foster care system continues to endanger children at rates higher than allowed by a federal court order.

The Northern Territory government has introduced new child protection legislation into parliament, which it says will prioritise safety "above all other considerations". But legal services and ...