Child safety
Man who allegedly snatched girl near Perth primary school appears in court
Police vehicles rushed to the scene to search for the missing child about 8.45am on Friday as her mother put desperate calls out to friends online.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt, Mia Egerton-Warburton and Holly Thompson
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Opinion
Juvenile justice
Will the Cook government put an end to the brutalising of children and young people in the youth justice system?
This week’s decision in the Supreme Court should immediately trigger a rethink of how youth justice works in Western Australia and an end to the ‘law and order’ approach to the issue.
- by Greg Barns SC
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Banksia Hill
Solitary confinement of WA children at Banksia Hill illegal, Supreme Court rules
The court found the Department of Justice unlawfully locked three young people in their cells at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 inside an adult prison.
- by Daile Cross
Review ordered for care system of Qld’s vulnerable kids
The residential care system housing Queensland’s most vulnerable children will undergo a review as the government responds to reports of abuse and neglect.
- by Nick Gibbs
Ukuleles and grooming accusations: Inside the YouTube scandal dividing the internet
Miranda Sings was one of the video sharing platform’s earliest and biggest stars. But now some former fans have accused her of wildly inappropriate behaviour.
- by Karl Quinn
ACCC to crack down on infant sleep products, unsafe toys
The national consumer watchdog’s crackdown comes after it said two infant deaths a year were associated with inclined sleep products.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
First Person
How I captured a monster’s confession and turned my pain into power
For almost a decade a man my family trusted sexually abused me. A child rapist and master manipulator, he fooled everyone. I hope one day it becomes easier for survivors to take down their abusers in Australian courts.
- by Zarisha Bradley
WA foster carers turn to courts to get kids professional help
Foster carers who demand children be given counselling and medical help are being targeted by the department as troublemakers. So they’re taking Communities to court, and winning.
- by Kerry Faulkner
‘Like blast wounds’: children at risk from ride-on mowers, expert says
A recent rise in “catastrophic” injuries to young children from ride-on mowers has prompted one expert to sound a warning.
- by Stuart Layt
Children ‘not protected’ because of failures by Qld govt
Queensland child safety officers didn’t follow procedures and police refused to share information, a report finds.
- by Marty Silk
Eastern suburbs bike path dumped over security fears despite $300,000 spent
Woollahra Council has ceded to locals who opposed the cycle and pedestrian link between Centennial Park and Rushcutters Bay Park, despite taxpayers already contributing $300,000.
- by Andrew Taylor