http://abc.net.au/news/tag/children http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:25:27 +1000 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:25:27 +1000 A review committee has expressed concern about chronic staff shortages in Victoria's child protection system, after 26 children died in care last year. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967772.htm 2967772 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:07:00 +1000 South Korea will give school children GPS-embedded beepers as part of a trial to stem a wave of brutal sex crimes against minors. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966981.htm 2966981 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:37:00 +1000 Victoria's gaming minister will review a decision to approve a children's playroom near poker machines at a Melbourne hotel. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966448.htm 2966448 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +1000 Victoria's gambling regulator has approved plans for a poker machine venue in Melbourne where children will be kept in a fully enclosed and soundproof playroom. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966006.htm 2966006 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:28:00 +1000 Dutch judges have approved teenager Laura Dekker's bid to break the round-the-world solo sailing record. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2965940.htm 2965940 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 Tasmania's Opposition has accused the State Government of sitting on another report into child protection services in Tasmania. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965837.htm 2965837 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:35:00 +1000 The State Opposition says mistakes made by the Department of Community Services over the removal of a young girl from her family should have been fixed earlier. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965298.htm 2965298 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:16:00 +1000 Tasmania's Children's Minister will make public some of the report into the case of a 12-year-old girl who was prostituted while a ward of the state. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/23/2962364.htm 2962364 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +1000 A young boy from Kialla, near Shepparton in northern Victoria, has been recognised for his role in saving his sick mother. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/23/2962312.htm 2962312 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:26:00 +1000 An independent review into the prostitution of a 12-year-old Tasmanian girl is due to be delivered to the State Government today. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/23/2961932.htm 2961932 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:26:00 +1000 A US court has ruled that Barbie doll maker Mattel was wrongly granted ownership of the popular Bratz rival, in a decision that could lead to a new trial over control of the $US1 billion franchise. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/23/2961881.htm 2961881 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:43:00 +1000 Australia and the United States have tied as the worst of 21 high-income nations in terms of generous paid parental leave. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/20/2959396.htm 2959396 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:33:00 +1000 Smart, adventurous lead girl characters like Dora the Explorer and superheroine WordGirl have found time on children's television, but Hollywood has preferred to keep princesses safe in their turrets. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/20/2959011.htm 2959011 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:35:00 +1000 Abused and neglected children will have a say in the home they go to and be given comprehensive health assessments under new draft standards for foster care. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/07/2946743.htm 2946743 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:13:00 +1000 Teachers and parents have criticised a British couple for letting their children ride their bikes to school on their own. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/06/2945557.htm 2945557 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:34:00 +1000 The Tasmanian Ombudsman has found the Director of Prisons failed to use proper process when deciding to separate an inmate and her newborn baby almost two years ago. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/01/2942276.htm 2942276 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:36:00 +1000 One-third of 15- and 16-year-olds in NSW have been reported to the Department of Community Services at least once in their life. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/01/2941828.htm 2941828 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +1000 The Tasmanian Government is still talking about sending some of Tasmania's juvenile offenders to Victoria. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/30/2941369.htm 2941369 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:19:00 +1000 The latest nationwide survey of social trends has found that migration, rather than child birth, is driving Australia's population increase. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/30/2941190.htm 2941190 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:45:00 +1000 Child health experts estimate that about one in 10 children suffer from anxiety, ranging from extreme shyness to an irrational fear of global problems. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/29/2940429.htm 2940429 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:34:00 +1000 Tasmania's Commissioner for Children has described as 'nonsense' a government cost cutting plan to send juvenile offenders to Victoria. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/29/2939581.htm 2939581 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:38:00 +1000 The Australian Council on Children and the Media says The Karate Kid remake contains brutal violence and should be re-classified. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/27/2938210.htm 2938210 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:19:00 +1000 The Tasmanian Government has rejected an opposition push to expand the powers of the state's Commissioner for Children. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/21/2933031.htm 2933031 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:08:00 +1000 A child protection expert says there has been a steady increase in the number of children in state care because of parental alcohol and drug misuse. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/20/2931758.htm 2931758 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +1000