Dame Susan Devoy from the Human Rights Commission has appealed to a UN committee to hold an inquiry into child abuse in New Zealand's state institutions between the 1950s and 1990s. 

In September, a parliamentary committee will submit an interim report on the proposed Modern Slavery Act in Australia, which could criminalize the practice of organizing orphanage trips overseas. 

A parliamentary committee sitting in Canberra is considering adding a world-first clause in a Modern Slavery Act aiming to cut the supply of Australian money to foreign child care institutions and redirect it to help reintegrate children into their home communities; the clause would also make it a criminal offense for Australians to visit foreign orphanages. 

Amendements to the 2015 Australian Border Force Act, which previously threatened immigration detention centre workers with two years in prison if they spoke out about neglect or abuse, have been introduced.

This study examined the way adoption of children from out-of-home care is understood by the professionals involved in making decisions about their permanent care placements in Victoria, Australia. 

This study consulted with young people in Australia about their perspectives on what makes residential care safe and how safety could be improved within residential care. 

This article describes the findings of a four-year study with a cohort of children in out-of-home care in New South Wales and their experiences with the criminal justice system. 

The Create Foundation is carrying out a survey to record the experiences and perspectives of young people who have lived in Australia's care system. 

In this audio clip, Andrea Nave, Tara Winkler and Sinet Chan give evidence to the Australian Modern Slavery inquiry on orphanage tourism and trafficking of children into orphanages. 

This study explored the experiences of maltreatment and outcomes of adult care-leavers in Australia who lived in out-of-home care as children.