Tag: Parenting
Truancy plan should give parents rewards: welfare group
The New South Wales Association of Children's Welfare Agencies has described the Federal Government's new truancy legislation as unfair.[MORE]
Women discriminated against in pay stakes: ACTU
Unions are calling for greater scrutiny of the pay gap between male and female employees.[MORE]
Rudd defends 'hardline' benefits plan
Social workers cry foul over plan to cut welfare payments for families whose children skip school.[MORE]
Parents still on the run over baby's vaccine
Authorities are still searching for a couple who are in hiding after refusing to vaccinate their baby against hepatitis B.[MORE]
Couple remains in hiding with baby to avoid vaccination
A Sydney couple are in hiding to stop authorities from vaccinating their newborn baby against hepatitis B.[MORE]
Court order to immunise child
The Government has taken out a court order to force the parents of a baby to immunise the child against Hepatitis B.[MORE]
Fed Govt urged to lengthen paid maternity leave
Family and pregnancy support groups are mounting a new campaign to urge the Federal Government to introduce paid maternity leave for a minimum of six months.[MORE]
Batman protester sparks motorway delays
Drivers faced long delays on one of Britain's busiest motorways after a fathers' rights protester dressed as Batman climbed onto a gantry.[MORE]
Parents urged to help in vandalism fight
Murray Darling MP John Williams is urging parents to take more responsibility for what their children do.[MORE]
Same-sex couples given equal access to parental leave
The ACT Government has passed laws to end discrimination against parents in same-sex relationships.[MORE]
Children abusing parents becoming a 'worrying' trend
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Police and social workers are reporting a growing trend of children assaulting their parents.[MORE]
College caters for teen mothers
The inclusion of a young mothers' nursery in the newly built Kelso High campus of Denison College may see a number of mothers return to their studies.[MORE]
Foster carer shortage highlighted by Opposition
Tasmania's Opposition believes a lack of foster carers is a major cause of problems within the state's child protection services.[MORE]
4yo girl's rape horrifies child protection officers
Police have described the sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl as one of the most disturbing cases they have encountered.[MORE]
Man charged over rape of girl aged 4
A 26-year-old man was remanded in custody when he appeared in a Perth court accused of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl he was babysitting.[MORE]
DOCS to support 'vulnerable' mums-to-be
The New South Wales Government is today launching a six-month trial of a program aimed at protecting unborn children from harm.[MORE]
Qld Govt mulling surrogacy law changes
Public hearings on changes to Queensland's surrogacy laws have begun in Brisbane.[MORE]
Vaccinate children now against flu: doctors
Doctors are urging parents to take up the offer of a free flu vaccine for children aged under the age of five.[MORE]
Govts invest $550m to cut Indigenous child mortality rate
The COAG meeting has agreed to $550 million in funding to cut the infant mortality rate of Indigenous children. [MORE]
Children getting less anxious: study
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Australian children are now more sociable and less anxious than they were 20 years ago, a study has found. [MORE]
Think tank calls for 'HECS-style' maternity leave loans
The Government has been urged to consider setting up a HECS-style loan scheme to give parents up to 9 months paid leave.[MORE]
Govt defends housing dept's role in neglect case
The ACT Government has rejected claims by the Opposition about the role of Canberra's public housing authorities in a case of child neglect.[MORE]
Housing dept under scrutiny over neglect case
A case of child neglect has prompted calls for better monitoring of public housing in Canberra.[MORE]
Alleged child neglect house declared crime scene
A house in Adelaide's northern suburbs at the centre of child neglect allegations has been declared a crime scene.[MORE]
