Children

Measles killed Rebecca Archer's daughter Renae slowly and silently over a decade. She has a message for the growing number of parents hesitant to have their children vaccinated.

Some foster carers have voiced support for the NT's proposed changes to child protection laws, but others say the current legislation already outlines individual safety as the paramount consideration.

The challenge is enormous, but the inquiry's report has made clear inaction is not an option for the sake of Queensland's children, Eden Gillespie writes.

Queensland's Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety report, released by the state government on Wednesday, found the availability of adoption should "not be limited by cultural background or ethnicity".

An inquiry by the Commission for Children and Young People finds children are falling through the cracks of a state system under overwhelming pressure.

A report by Queensland's Commission of Inquiry has made 52 recommendations ranging from overhauling out-of-home care to adoption access. 

Non-government members of the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee are calling for the body to be reformed, after the NT government ignored all 11 recommendations it made to improve a recent bill.

After Ralph Jackman retrained as a teacher, his first job was in a youth detention centre. His new memoir reveals how a broken system is failing vulnerable kids.

Almost one-third of children in out-of-home care in the Northern Territory were allegedly harmed in the last financial year, according to a new report from the Office of the Children's Commissioner.

The deaths of two children who were left in cars during hot weather were the result of their parents' memory failure, a NSW coroner finds.

Countries in Asia are emerging as the world's early adopters of AI in education, as the global race to lead in the technology accelerates.

A childcare centre's director says relocation had been promised for years until late last year, when the council decided there was no feasible site in the area.

A Perth woman who lost two children to an extremely rare medical condition calls for mandatory genetic testing for children whose cause of death is uncertain. 

Despite taking a year to prepare a controversial bill surrounding child protection, the NT Department of Children and Families says consultation with organisations was "limited".

A Victorian teaching student, who had recently worked as a childcare centre cook, a foster carer and was a school council president, is facing charges relating to online child abuse material. 

Macy became a shell of her usual self after suffering a concussion on a school trip, but experienced a huge improvement after a trial designed to help children. 

Former workers at a disability home in Western Australia's far north raise allegations of neglect, including medical mismanagement, locked fridges and a child being placed at risk.

Primary school students in regional Victoria have their climate change questions answered.

Final hearings have concluded at Queensland's inquiry into child safety, with a "lengthy" report expected to be delivered to the government on Friday.

As the birth rate hits a record low it's been revealed that almost 60 per cent of Australian parents are experiencing psychological distress, according to the largest-ever national parenting survey.