Tag: Children
Chain-smoking toddler kicks habit
A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said.[MORE]
Cairns dad wins far north's father of the year
A Cairns father of five, who has helped to care for nearly 200 foster children, has been named far north Queensland's Father of the Year. [MORE]
14yo convicted of sexual assault
A 14-year-old Broome boy has been convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl who had been entrusted to his care.[MORE]
Warren mothers take action on childcare
Two local mothers are behind a proposal for a new childcare centre at Warren in central New South Wales.[MORE]
More children in care
The number of Tasmanian children in foster care has increased by 50 per cent over the past five years.[MORE]
Lead poisoning linked to children's deaths
Lead poisoning is believed to have killed 30 children in northern Nigeria over the past week.[MORE]
Child prostitution report with minister
A review has been completed into the prostitution case involving a 12-year-old ward of the state. [MORE]
Nervous monkeys lend clues to childhood anxiety
Scientists have identified two parts of the brain linked with severe anxiety in young monkeys and they suspect these same areas may also play a role in children who develop anxiety disorders, offering new promise for treatment.[MORE]
Support program targets cancer patients' children
Young people who have a parent with cancer are being targeted by a new counselling support program.[MORE]
Commissioner wanted to uphold children's rights
The president of the Australian Human Rights Commission says Australia is not doing enough to uphold the rights of children.[MORE]
Family First candidate sorry for gay parent remark
The Family First Senate candidate whose tweets on gay parenting provoked outrage this week has apologised for her remarks.[MORE]
Residents to meet over Mt Isa lead row
Former Labor MP Tony McGrady says a community meeting to discuss lead exposure in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland should be held within the fortnight. [MORE]
Gay mum launches action after candidate's remark
A gay mum has lodged an anti-discrimination complaint after Family First Senate candidate Wendy Francis equated same-sex couples raising children with child abuse.[MORE]
Mt Isa 'ridicule' must stop over lead poisoning
A former Qld mines minister says he is tired Mount Isa is being ridiculed as an unhealthy place to raise children.[MORE]
Kiesha's brother's death not suspicious: Coroner
The NSW Coroner confirms there was a coronial investigation into the death of the brother of missing Sydney girl Kiesha Abrahams.[MORE]
Keith childcare woes blamed on Commonwealth
The Coalition says the Commonwealth should have established a new childcare centre in the south-east town of Keith weeks ago.[MORE]
Worries aired over child education access
The Commissioner for Children and Young People has expressed concern about a lack of employment and education opportunities for Carnarvon youth.[MORE]
Ombudsman steps in to Kiesha case
The NSW Ombudsman will look at the role of key agencies in the lead up to the disappearance of Sydney six-year-old Kiesha Abrahams.[MORE]
MP pledges more school bus seatbelts
The Member for Gilmore, Joanna Gash, says a Coalition government will increase funding for seatbelts on school buses in rural areas. [MORE]
Vaccine campaigners 'breached fundraising laws'
The Australian Vaccination Network has 28 days to respond to claims that it breached charitable fundraising legislation on several occasions.[MORE]
Israeli decision to deport 400 children under fire
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from his own government to reverse a decision to deport 400 children of foreign workers.[MORE]
'Stop judging me' missing girl's mother tells media
The mother of missing girl Kiesha Abrahams has hit out at speculation about the case, saying commentators "need to stop judging" her family.[MORE]
Australia ranked in childhood diabetes top 10
Two children in Australia are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes each day, according to a new report.[MORE]
Four dead in latest China school attack
China has suffered yet another deadly attack on a kindergarten in which three children and a teacher were killed.[MORE]
Search widens for missing girl Kiesha
The Rural Fire Service is now involved in the search for 6yo Kiesha Abrahams, who was reported missing on Sunday.[MORE]
