Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th September 2011 -
Schools will be able to choose whether to employ a chaplain or a secular student welfare worker under changed to the National School Chaplaincy Program announced by the Gillard Government.…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th June 2011 -
A new tool to assess the health, well-being and needs of vulnerable children will be trialed in four locations across Australia following recommendations from the Not for Profit…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th November 2010 -
The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for the establishment the office of a national Children’s Commissioner as an important step in making sure that all children…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th November 2010 -
A new toolkit to help build community projects and improve the safety and wellbeing of children has been launched.
The Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services, Julie Collins,…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th October 2010 -
New Roy Morgan Research being released by The Salvation Army shows 9.5 million Australians feel that taking action to reduce poverty should be a “very high priority”…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd July 2010 -
The Children’s Mental Health Coalition says infants and children are urgently in need of mental health services in Australia.
The Coalition has called for improved mental…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st July 2010 -
The Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) has urged for an increase in the role of the non-government sector in the safety and care of NSW’s children.
The move…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th June 2010 -
Australian children in care are struggling at school and in need of a coordinated response according to a new report from Anglicare Victoria and Wesley Mission Victoria.
The report…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th April 2010 -
The philanthropic and fundraising efforts of Australian primary school children and their teachers are to be honoured in a new national award program.
SchoolAid, a Not for Profit…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st January 2010 -
Nominations have opened for the 2010 Children’s Law Awards, to be presented during National Youth Week.
Organised by the National Children’s Youth and Law Centre (NCYLY)…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th July 2007 -
A new Australian report which examines the experiences of modern childhood urges the Federal Government to re-establish the role of Minister for Children and that children should…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th November 2005 -
National peak advocacy organisation Early Childhood Australia has its new website.
The new website promises to be the most extensive online resource for the early childhood field,…