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Disease outbreak prompts call to ensure kids are jabbed
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (446+ words) A rare outbreak of a nasty respiratory infection can be linked to a dip in vaccination rates, a disease expert warns. Parents are being urged to ensure their children's vaccination status is up to date following an outbreak in the…...
Scientists up-end mental health case for medical weed
2+ week, 2+ day ago (414+ words) Routine medical marijuana use for mental health issues is rarely justified, a groundbreaking Australian study has found. More than one million Australians have used medicinal cannabis at some stage, mostly in the past five years, many for managing depression, anxiety…...
Social media ban study to track thousands of families
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (379+ words) The internet watchdog will track thousands of Australian families to assess the impact of the world-first social media ban on teenagers. The evaluation, led by the eSafety Commission's research team, aims to understand how the law which kicked in last…...
Mum turns child's diagnosis into pledge to help
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (608+ words) When mother to two healthy daughters Sami Glastonbury went for a routine scan during her third pregnancy, she felt confident and curious - but like it was just a formality. "Your heart and your stomach sinks because you're looking at the…...
School materials enter Gaza after two year block
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (429+ words) The UN children's agency says it has for the first time in two-and-a-half years been able to deliver school kits with learning materials into "Gaza after they were previously blocked by Israeli authorities. Thousands of kits, including pencils, exercise books…...
From Livestock to Learning: Kansa's Story
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (411+ words) An Education Cannot Wait-funded, Norwegian Refugee Council and Save the Children-supported holistic education programme is bringing internally-displaced children to school for the very first time in Ethiopia. The family of nine " Kansa, her parents and six siblings " eventually found safety…...
Reddit to be captured under social media ban for kids
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (319+ words) Kids will also be banned from Reddit and live-streaming platform Kick when Australia's social media age restrictions take effect. Children under age 16 will be booted off social platforms from December 10, with exceptions for health and education services including WhatsApp and…...
Push to combat online impact on boys’ mental health
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (548+ words) Parents of teenage boys are being encouraged to help their sons practice emotional regulation and vulnerability to support youth mental health. Content on social media platforms takes advantage of children's normal curiosities, child and adolescent psychologist Breanna Jayne Sada told…...
Social media ban 'hard to enforce, won't protect kids"
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (541+ words) A looming ban on under-16s using social media will not keep young people safe online, one tech giant has warned. YouTube representatives told a Senate inquiry that moves to include the video-sharing platform in the world-leading legislation would deny access…...
Big fines for breaches as childcare workers 'drowning"
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (521+ words) Dodgy childcare providers could soon be hit with supersized penalties but some warn the changes don't go far enough. Reforms unveiled on Wednesday triple fines, increase the maximum penalty for large providers by 900 per cent and double the number of…...