1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (437+ words) Moves to ban strangulation in pornography will have limited impact without better education for young people on preventing sexual violence, a consent educator says. Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek on Sunday said Australia should be looking "very seriously" at criminalising…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (421+ words) When Amilie Courtney was a student at a Catholic school she felt segregated, was often called by a former name and wasn't allowed to compete in sporting events. It left her feeling dehumanised and badly affected her mental health. Ms…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (337+ words) Australia’s counter-terrorism chief has kids’ gaming in his sights, as government programs look to meet youth where they are. Brendan Dowling said Home Affairs was observing an increasingly-younger cohort of Australians holding mixed and extreme ideologies. It marked a rare…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (371+ words) SYDNEY, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This World Breastfeeding Week, Momcozy, the Global No.1 Wearable Breast Pump Brand trusted by more than five million mothers worldwide, launched Breathe & Breastfeed in Australia, a campaign advocating practical breastfeeding support that fits into mothers' everyday lives....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (452+ words) A teenage worker today could be more than $11,000 poorer when they retire due to an "outdated" workplace law, an advocacy group says. The short-changing affects more than nine in 10 workers younger than 18 and hits women harder than men, according to…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (482+ words) A state has revealed the number of children in residential care has hit a record high, marking a "line in the sand" for an under-fire minister. The number of kids aged under five in care in Queensland has also risen…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (534+ words) Controversial new child protection laws passed by a territory government have been greeted with dismay by First Nations advocates and with concern from other national and state leaders. The Northern Territory government passed the Every Child Matters bill late Tuesday…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (286+ words) Mayfield Childcare - which operates 45 long daycare centres in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia - has withdrawn earning guidance delivered in March, becoming the third ASX-listed chain to cite tough trading conditions in 2026. "The operating environment across the early childhood education and…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (441+ words) By the time Charley Ellwood graduates, he could owe the federal government $70,000. "It is a huge mountain to climb," he told AAP. "If I go to a mortgage broker and say I want to buy a house, but I've got…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (461+ words) Higher pay for childcare workers and capped fees for parents have been cemented for a further two years as the federal government announces a $3.6 billion injection to aid the pressured sector. A 15 per cent pay rise for centre-based and out-of-school…...