State inquiry under way as more public servants stood down over child sexual abuse allegations News Twenty-four Tasmanian public servants have been stood down over child sexual abuse allegations in the past 12 months, the state’s department says. It comes as
National centre to improve outcomes for survivors of child sex abuse October 22, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A new $22.5 million centre for the prevention of child abuse will be established by the end of 2021, with the federal government committing to
Funding for child sex abuse prevention plan announced years after recommendation June 9, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal government has announced $146 million in funding for the first phase of a new national strategy to prevent child sexual abuse. The development
Victoria flags funding cuts to organisations not signed up to National Redress Scheme April 20, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Victorian organisations that do not sign up to the National Redress Scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse could be refused funding, the state
A good plan, now for the execution: Australia’s ‘world-first’ cross-border child protection system 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 effort
PM&C issues guide for handling child-related complaints and allegations August 7, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The Department of the Prime Minster and Cabinet has published a guide for handling complaints involving children and “creating child safe cultures”. Prompted by the
