The Guardian reports on the failures of a 10-year Northern Territory (Australia) intervention to address indigenous inequality for aboriginal children within the care system. 

New research on adolescents in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Melbourne, Australia suggests positive parenting practices can reduce the impact of stress on the brain for some children. 

This paper reports the findings from an Australian study that examined longitudinal data on reasons for entry to care, trajectories in care and patterns of reunification and associated factors.

This paper reports the findings of an Australian study that examined longitudinal data on reasons for entry to care, trajectories in care and patterns of reunification and associated factors.

Department of Health and Human Services secret report reveals that vulnerable children are being exposed to more risk in kinship care placements in Victoria, due to lack of assessments or monitoring of kinship placements by child protection workers. 

This report examines current policy framework and practices in five countries, namely Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and the Republic of Nauru.

In this session of the Advocacy Sector Conversations Forum, Barbara Carter and Kate Fitt discussed issues around child protection and provided some practical tips on how to support parents with disability in their dealings with child protection agencies.

‘Monique's early childhood was the sort of experience that might have broken most kids. Now 19, she found a loving home with a relative when she was nine.

This Australian study was designed to investigate the factors that contributed to the education of academically successful ex-care women with the intention that the findings might inform current practice to promote the educational achievement of children in care contexts. 

A report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies found that stay-at-home fathers still spend slightly less time on childcare than their working wives.