The Northern Territory's Child Abuse Taskforce has visited the Central Australian community of Santa Teresa where residents are tackling the issue head on....

The NT Department of Health and Families admits to struggling to cope with an ever increasing number of children in foster care and reports of child abuse....

Child Protection Minister Kon Vatskalis has admitted improvements to the child protection system are not happening as fast as they should....

NT Ombudsman, Carolyn Richards, questions the effectiveness of the government's enquiry into child protection services and the public forums set to take place across the Territory....

The Northern Territory Children's Commissioner, Howard Bath, has responded to claims from the Northern Territory Ombudsman, Carolyn Richards, that the government's forthcoming child protection enquiry is flawed....

Child protection advocates are disappointed with the results of a large survey which revealed that less than 50 per cent of respondents would take definite action to protect a child from abuse and neglect. The survey respondents cited a lack of knowledge about what to do and not feeling like it was ...

For many who experience the trauma of child abuse and domestic violence, the future is often bleak. But remarkably, one young Melbourne woman has defied the odds and is helping other young mothers at risk to create a better life for themselves and their children. ...

Sales of e-books in Australia are taking off and authors are psyched about their work going online. So, does this mean that print is dead?...

An audit of Victoria police's sex offender register has found up to 700 children came into contact with convicted offenders between 2005 and 2010....

A Hobart babysitter walks free from court having spent time in jail for assaulting 4-year-old boy who died in her care....