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Australia will get a register to track educators and CCTV trial in centres – we still need more to keep kids safe All Australia’s education ministers met in Sydney to agree on a new package of measures to improve safety in childcare.

Australia will get a register to track educators and CCTV trial in centres – we still need more to keep kids safe
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How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond? Parents have spoken up about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres.

How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?
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How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond? Parents have spoken up about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres.

How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?
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A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries. Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads.

Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. While in prison, books were his escape. After his release he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads — a nonprofit that installs libraries in prisons across the country.

In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action We are living in a hotter, more chaotic world, with more emissions, fires and fossil fuel consumption.

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OpenAI’s Atlas browser promises ultimate convenience. But the glossy marketing masks safety risks If you want to try Atlas, the advice is straightforward: extreme caution.

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How much does it really cost to raise a child? An expert does the maths With fertility rates at a record low, many say young people aren’t having kids because they’re too expensive. Turns out, it’s not that simple.

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GPs will soon get extra incentives to bulk bill. So will your doctor be free? Whether your GP decides to bulk bill all your visits will depend on on these 6 things.

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The impact of clergy sexual abuse on spirituality and health: A systematic scoping review of the literature Sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy or other Church leaders can cause harm to the spirituality of people who are subject to this abuse, which also has impacts on their overall health. We conducted a sy...

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Is Melbourne really the ‘crime capital of Australia’? Sussan Ley recently declared Melbourne the ‘crime capital of Australia’. But a closer analysis of the data shows a much more nuanced picture.

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Bribing kids to eat vegetables might backfire. Here’s what to do instead If you promise dessert after a few more bites of broccoli or carrot, kids can start to see sweets as the ‘prize’ and veggies as the ‘chore’.

Bribing kids to eat vegetables might backfire. Here’s what to do instead
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As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era? Social media bans suggest a resurgence of conservative values in our digital lives. But at what cost to young people’s autonomy, creativity and expression?

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Why won’t my abusive parent admit they were wrong and apologise? Start by understanding that what happened to you wasn’t your fault.

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Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal Even as clean energy progress slows in the US and EU, developing nations such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are surging ahead.

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Wondering how to teach your kids about consent? Here’s an age-based guide to get you started When should you start discussing sex with your child? It may be earlier than you think: It starts with consent.

Wondering how to teach your kids about consent? Here’s an age-based guide to get you started
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Private tutoring for school kids is ‘booming’. But this poses risks for students New research highlights how there is little to no Australian regulation of tutoring at either state or federal levels.

Private tutoring for school kids is ‘booming’. But this poses risks for students
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Loot boxes are still rife in kids’ mobile games, despite ban on ‘gambling-like’ features Games with ‘loot boxes’ should be classified for over-15s – but a new study shows many of the most popular mobile games completely ignore the rules.

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Greg Sheridan thinks the early Christians have lessons for today’s faithful – is he right? In Greg Sheridan’s latest book, “pagan” Rome is a straw man, against which he posits early Christianity as the loving and brave hero.

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6 ways to talk to your teens about sex without the cringe ‘The sex talk’ is not one single conversation. Here’s how to get started even if this seems super awkward.

6 ways to talk to your teens about sex without the cringe
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Barriers to mental-health support and services for children and young people in out-of-home care: The Children in Care Collective’s audit findings
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What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids? New bulk-billed health checks for three-year-olds would refer them for additional support – including psychosocial therapy.

What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?
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Great to be here in Sydney at the launch of NAPCAN National Child Protection Week

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Australia set to ban ‘nudify’ apps. How will it work? Banning ‘nudify’ apps is an important step, but alone it won’t stop the harm they cause.

Australia set to ban ‘nudify’ apps. How will it work?
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What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids? New bulk-billed health checks for three-year-olds would refer them for additional support – including psychosocial therapy.

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In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks It’s no surprise these lifelike AI companions are attractive to lonely people. But for some, these relationships are harmful and even dangerous.

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Bus seatbelts can save lives. How do we get more people to wear them? The Stonehaven school bus rollover, which killed a young girl, is a tragic reminder of how devastating such crashes can be. But there are ways to make buses safer.

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