Children

7.30 has been given a rare glimpse inside the AFP's Child Protection Triage Unit, where investigators often confront the worst examples of child exploitation. 

A review of NSW's out-of-home care arrangements paints a picture of a system plagued by inconsistent decision-making, lack of accountability and consultation which "punishes parents, carers and children".

The major parties are united on the need to protect young people by banning them from social media. But experts say dialling back something that has become so pervasive in the lives of children and teenagers requires nuance — and more time — to get right.

Children in war-torn areas like Sudan and Gaza are suffering more than before, a new report suggests, as grave violations against them jump to the highest level we've seen in over two decades.

South Australia is currently experiencing a whooping cough wave, with the number of reported cases already climbing to 1,349.

After packing up her belongings in under an hour and spending months in a refuge, Millie says there is power in feeling safe.

The government and opposition moved fast to ram through the bill before the end of the parliamentary year, sparking calls for more scrutiny from some Coalition MPs, independents and the Greens.

The father of Victorian 14-year-old Krystal Cain says forensic testing has confirmed that human remains found six weeks ago near Booubyjan are his daughter's.

A childcare operator was given the power to allocate more than half a billion dollars in federal funding set aside for children with disabilities, without any public record of how the money was spent.

A former childcare manager who is accused of accessing a work computer to reveal a previous investigation into paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith has her case heard in court.

The government is rushing to get its laws banning children under 16 from social media through parliament before the end of the week, with a senate inquiry open for submissions for just one day.

Children are likely to look to the adults around them to gauge how they should respond to distressing stories in the news. To help, adults should begin by checking their own emotional pulse, these experts say.

Georgy Sides and her friends grew up with absent fathers who served their country in Afghanistan in the wake of September 11. Now they're sharing their stories of how Australia's commitment to a distant theatre of war altered their adolescence and shaped who they are today.

The government has introduced its bill to ban children and younger teenagers from social media to parliament, revealing some of the platforms that will be captured under the changes.

The number of First 5 Forever sessions at two Brisbane libraries will halve from December, with others also axing sessions from their schedule. 

A new report shows only 6 per cent of child protection funding goes to Aboriginal-run organisations, despite these groups often posting better outcomes. 

Leading family violence advocates call for children to be directly involved in designing policy, and urgent investment in support services and training in an effort to prevent child abuse.

Child protection workers in Victoria are sounding the alarm about a plan to scrap hearings known as conciliation conferences, which they say will disadvantage vulnerable members of the community and Aboriginal families.

In what is being hailed as the start of a family-friendly parliament, the Spring Street building will have a dedicated childcare space.

Regional Victorians say there are not enough crossings, signage, and adequate speed zones to protect school students.