The crisis in child welfare in Australia has, for too long, resulted in too many children taken into care, with many not receiving the timely assistance and care they and their families need.

The independent investigation will commence next week into the conduct of the NT Department of Children and Families in the case of the five-year-old Alice Springs girl, as well as departmental ...

Former Northern Territory child protection workers have spoken out about key issues in the sector and the government's proposed legislative changes, following the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby. The ...

New research led by Kingston University has found that even very modest uplifts to family finances could reduce children's chances of entering the child protection system. The study, based on data ...

The Northern Territory's peak Aboriginal service bodies, along with opposition and crossbench MLAs, have slammed proposed changes to the territory's child protection laws. Aboriginal Peak ...

Yesterday’s announcement of a public inquiry into the handling of the Tom Phillips case was inevitable. When children go missing for years, the public has a right to understand whether the agencies ...