Inquiry hears unlicensed Queensland residential care providers received millions in government funding
Queensland’s Department of Child Safety has given tens of millions of dollars to unlicensed residential care providers in…
Ombudsman report into interaction between Queensland Health and boys with disabilities makes 13 recommendations
Queensland Health staff missed multiple opportunities — across 15 years — to report child safety concerns about two…
Queensland inquiry into child safety hears department’s goals ‘hamstrung’ by underfunding
Ambitious goals to improve Queensland’s child safety department were “hamstrung” by underfunding as it struggled to recover from…
CEOs in Qld’s billion-dollar residential care sector paid up to $679k, review finds
CEOs in Queensland’s residential care sector are being paid up to $679,000 annually while providers are investing in…
Grace Tame loses all 2026 speaking gigs after protest controversy
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has lost all speaking engagements for the rest of the year…
Amid tech addiction debate, Cambridge group offers screen-free support
Christine’s screen addiction intensified in college. She would watch comedy clips on YouTube for hours on end in…
Fatal fungal cluster in Sydney hospital investigated | ABC News Top Stories
Nine Australian childcare centres could be stripped of taxpayer funding for failing to meet the bare minimum safety…
Funding axe looms for nine childcare centres failing standards
Nine childcare services that failed to lift standards by the federal government’s deadline are now in a process…
More than 300 Tasmania Fire Service volunteers to be terminated after failing to complete child safety training
More than 300 volunteer firefighters will have their membership of the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) terminated after failing…
Thousands of Queensland kids ‘put at risk’ after IT system failure
Queensland’s child safety minister has sworn she did not know a botched IT system had its scope reduced…
Speak To Grandparents About Keeping Medication Locked Away
When you’ve got young kids in the house, it can feel like danger lurks everywhere – even when…
Former patients ‘left waiting for justice’ after damning report into Brisbane’s Wolston Park Mental Hospital
Randall Carrington sits on a park bench at Manly Beach. It’s 1977, and he’s got a sun-kissed Australian…