Children
Grieving the loss of a murdered daughter

One of my most challenging assignments was photographing Phyllis Chan as she grieved the loss of ...  
Albanese's move to protect kids from social media 'problematic'

Anthony Albanese's pledge to enforce age limits for the use of social media is a pointless ende ...  
NT kicks off 'opportunity' plan by locking up children and throwing away key

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the alacrity with which the incoming Northern Territory ...  
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EDITORIAL: NT kicks off 'opportunity' plan by locking up children and throwing away key

The NT has elected another Country Liberal Party Government. This iteration comes complete with a ...  
POEM: The Road

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
POEM: A letter to the children of tomorrow

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
The next frontier in Australian STEM education: Opportunities in early childhood education

James Deehan, Emma McGarrity and Lena Danaia discuss the impacts of STEM learning in early chil ...  
A literary giant's fall: Alice Munro's Faustian trade-off

Stephen Saunders discusses how a daughter's shocking revelations dismantle the legacy of  ...  
Queensland's answer of more prisons for troubled children is wrong

Instead of trying to rehabilitate and guide troubled youths, Queensland has decided to build more ...  
Banksia Hill children’s prison: The facts and the answers

As Western Australia's Banksia Hill continues its legacy of cruelty, alternatives must be discu ...  
Closing the door on child abuse

Physical and emotional abuse can have life-long consequences that are difficult to leave behind ...  
Prison tragedy highlights child incarceration cruelty

The recent death of a child in custody has raised concerns about Australia's youth detention ...  
Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley says No — to everything

That Sussan Ley is its Deputy Leader says all we need to know about the calibre of the talent ...  
Judgemental society killing our youth

Discrimination based on identity is contributing to an alarmingly high rate of suicide in our ...  
Children casualties in war over gender transition

Activists and the media are turning trans issues into controversy instead of helping to find ways ...  
Prisons no place for young children

Australia's juvenile detention system is failing our troubled youths and reform is urgently needed ...  
Uproar over cafe child workers unjustified

Criticism aimed at a café employing child workers is unwarranted since no complaints of exploi ...  
Political and media vultures done with Alice Springs 'youth crime' panic

The political and media class have siphoned the opportunity and money out of the Alice Springs ...  
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