Queensland's answer of more prisons for troubled children is wrong

4 Dec 2023 | Instead of trying to rehabilitate and guide troubled youths, Queensland has decided to build more ...  

Banksia Hill children’s prison: The facts and the answers

28 Nov 2023 | As Western Australia's Banksia Hill continues its legacy of cruelty, alternatives must be discu ...  

Closing the door on child abuse

22 Nov 2023 | Physical and emotional abuse can have life-long consequences that are difficult to leave behind ...  

Prison tragedy highlights child incarceration cruelty

14 Nov 2023 | The recent death of a child in custody has raised concerns about Australia's youth detention ...  

Judgemental society killing our youth

23 Aug 2023 | Discrimination based on identity is contributing to an alarmingly high rate of suicide in our ...  

Prisons no place for young children

13 Jun 2023 | Australia's juvenile detention system is failing our troubled youths and reform is urgently needed ...  

Uproar over cafe child workers unjustified

11 Apr 2023 | Criticism aimed at a café employing child workers is unwarranted since no complaints of exploi ...  

Political and media vultures done with Alice Springs 'youth crime' panic

25 Feb 2023 | The political and media class have siphoned the opportunity and money out of the Alice Springs ...  

Tony Abbott's Pell eulogy fuels the culture wars

8 Feb 2023 | Far from suggesting George Pell made any real lasting contribution to society, Tony Abbott's ...  

George Pell's passing cannot cleanse the Catholic Church

7 Feb 2023 | The Catholic Church had an opportunity to honour Pell without attacking survivors. Instead, it has ...  

Banning mobiles in schools to curb bullying a band-aid, not a cure

4 Feb 2023 | The South Australian Government has launched a ban on mobile phones in public high schools to curb ...  

Body shaming: Food is not the enemy — food magazines just might be

4 Feb 2023 | The wellness industry has infiltrated even food magazines, using food-shaming language while ...  

Equal education for women essential to solving poverty crisis

2 Feb 2023 | Former Finnish President Tarja Halonen insists good education and gender equality are crucial to ...