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....

Almost 100 vintage cars dressed as crazily as their owners descended upon Rosiland Park in Bendigo for the first leg of the annual Variety Club Bash....

Erica Higgins has a knack for picking up the threads of other people's lives through the objects she buys at lawn sales....

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Emily Dickinson, the genius lady poet of Amherst Massachusetts, unsung in her lifetime, was regarded by at least one man as half-angel, half demon. And certainly the editor of some of Dickinson's posthumously published poems, Mabel Loomis Todd, sounds like a devil woman, or at least a devilishly ...

Former cult member Helen Pomery discusses a national mind control conference, aimed at offering support to people affected negatively by cults....

A 7 year old Ethiopian girl is portrayed as destitute and in grave danger. She is in fact 13 and has been well cared for much to the surprise of her adopting family. Then there are the children told they're just visiting a foreign land who are in fact on a one way ticket. This is the powerful next ...

A landmark ruling by the Victorian Supreme Court has paved the way for victims of young bullies to seek compensation....

Figures show that the number of babies taken from mothers at birth is rising dramatically, particularly in NSW. Judgements must err on the side of child safety, but there's concerns some babies are taken needlessly. One couple is suing for $18 million. Reporter Hagar Cohen ...