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Anniversary of Apology to Forgotten Australians leads update
15 Nov 2011
The second anniversary of the Apology to Forgotten Australians leads our media update. Industrial action by child protection workers, a new church code of conduct on reporting abuse, and developments in residential care in South Australia also feature.
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PM’s historic community sector pay rise leads update
10 Nov 2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's historic announcement on better pay for community sector workers leads our media update. Juvenile justice, a UK court ruling on church liability for abuse, and screening of carers also feature.
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Inquiry issues papers now available
09 Nov 2011
Two of three planned issues papers developed by the Centre in response to the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry are now available for download.
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Adoption leads Monday update
06 Nov 2011
Adoption leads our Monday media update in Adoption Awareness Week. See Friday's media update for additional adoption reports. The Lighthouse Foundation, marriage visas, child death and juvenile justice also feature.
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Child protection challenges lead Friday update
03 Nov 2011
Today's media update focuses on contentious recent calls for more child protection workers, and proposals for forced adoption to protect children at risk.
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Coroner’s finding on four-year-old leads update
01 Nov 2011
Today's media update focuses on the coroner's finding into the 2005 death of "Rory" a four-year-old known to DHS. The findings were released on Melbourne Cup Eve. Coroner Jennifer Tregent noted that, even on a "cursory review" of the Victorian Ombudsman's recent report on child protection in the Loddon Mallee region, many of the concerns raised in the management of Rory's case "remain prevalent" (see pp.34–35 of report, link below).
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Ombudsman’s report on Loddon Mallee child protection leads media update
26 Oct 2011
Today's media update focuses exclusively on the Ombudsman's report on child protection in the Loddon Mallee region that was tabled in the Victorian Parliament on Tuesday 25 October.
The Ombudsman found "a practice has developed where the drive to meet numerical targets has overshadowed the interest of children despite evidence that they may be at risk".
Centre CEO Dr Lynette Buoy and Professor Cathy Humphreys were interviewed about the Ombudsman's findings for Wednesday's edition of ABC Radio National AM (see link below).
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Children’s safety must come before good numbers
25 Oct 2011
The Ombudsman’s report on child protection in the Loddon Mallee region tabled in Parliament today sends a stark warning to the State Government that the pressure to produce acceptable numbers in reports is coming before the safety of children in Victoria’s child protection system.
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Child protection leads Monday media update
23 Oct 2011
Today's media update focuses on coverage of child protection in Victoria. A survey of street homelessness in Melbourne, and coverage of legal barriers to church abuse actions also feature.
Please also note that this week is National Children's Week, with Universal Children's Day this Wednesday 26 October (on our AGM).
Inclusion of articles in the media scan does not necessarily imply Centre endorsement of their content. Our aim is to spark robust but respectful discussion of issues.
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Coverage of Hayley inquest continues in Thursday media update
19 Oct 2011
Today's media update again focuses exclusively on the findings of the Coroner regarding the death of Hayley, a toddler known to child protection who died of injuries that were inflicted at her home in July 2009. The Coroner has made six recommendations for change to help prevent deaths in similar circumstances in the future.
Please note that inclusion of articles in the media scan does not necessarily imply Centre endorsement of their content. Our aim is to spark robust but respectful discussion of issues.
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Coroner’s findings on Hayley lead Wednesday media update
18 Oct 2011
Today's media update focuses exclusively on the findings of the Coroner regarding the death of Hayley, a toddler known to child protection who died of injuries that were inflicted at her home in July 2009. The Coroner has made six recommendations for change to help prevent deaths in similar circumstances in the future.
Please note that inclusion of articles in the media scan does not necessarily imply Centre endorsement of their content. Our aim is to spark robust but respectful discussion of issues.
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Calls for church abuse inquiry lead Friday media update
13 Oct 2011
Today's media update leads with calls for an independent inquiry into child abuse by clergy in the Catholic church in Victoria. The calls follow the recent extension of the reporting deadline for the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry (late Jan. 2012), and reports that the Inquiry may examine aspects of abuse within religious organisations.
Mandatory reporting, and speaking up about suspected abuse also feature.
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