Victorian government backs functional family therapy program Community & Social At-risk families in Victoria will be offered an early intervention program thanks to the state government’s $2 million funding announcement for OzChild.
More than a third of Australian families cannot afford childcare Thursday July 1, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social One in three families are spending more on childcare than on groceries, and for 85% of families childcare fees exceed their spending on utility bills.
Foster care campaign kicks off in Queensland Monday May 24, 2021 By Melissa Coade News Increased demand to place QLD children in foster care has prompted a campaign designed to encourage more people to consider it for themselves.
When it comes to families, it’s about people, not problems Tuesday November 19, 2019 By University of Tasmania Career Advice Dr Kathleen Flanagan is interested in unpacking the impact of the labels on individuals and families to see how social policy might be more effective…
A good plan, now for the execution: Australia’s ‘world-first’ cross-border child protection system Tuesday November 19, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal A new information-sharing platform designed to aid cross-border collaboration between child protection agencies is expected to be up and running by mid-2020, following a joint…
Health department wins NZ’s top public service award Friday September 13, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health An initiative that improves the health of low-income families with housing has taken the top gong in New Zealand’s Spirit of Service Awards.
Women aren't better multitaskers than men -- they're just doing more work Thursday August 15, 2019 By Leah Ruppanner Career Advice Multitasking has traditionally been perceived as a woman’s domain. A woman, particularly one with children, will routinely be juggling a job and running a…
NSW’s first Ageing and Disability Commissioner appointed Monday July 1, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health Robert Fitzgerald AM has been appointed NSW’s first Ageing and Disability Commissioner, tasked with protecting adults with disability and older people.
Protecting vulnerable children: what policy lessons can public health teach us? Thursday May 16, 2019 By Annette Michaux Culture More than 45,000 children live in out-of-home-care in Australia today. This number is unacceptably large and reforms nationally and internationally have begun to recognise this.
