Children

A UN investigation has found Russia's deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children since Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022 amounts to crimes against humanity.

New online safety codes requiring R-rated games and websites to verify their users' ages come into effect, prompting concerns about online privacy.

Financial stress means some families cannot afford their children's dance classes, so Armidale tween Annabelle has started a free dance school to keep their dreams alive.

Indonesia will be the first country in Southeast Asia to restrict the access of children to social media.

The WA government will not release an independent report on the effectiveness of its countering violent extremism program, almost two years after police fatally shot one of its radicalised teenage participants. 

Simon Lewis knew the Clune family, who died in an apparent murder-suicide last month, and says his own experience with his severely autistic daughter means he can relate "to what they were going through".

Kelly Stothar says she was flabbergasted when she received a letter from Brisbane City Council threatening her with fines over her children's cupcake stand.

Most of us have memories of jumping in big rain puddles, or making mud pies growing up, but for many regional and rural kids in SA last weekend's rain event was the first time they had popped their gumboots on.

For most of human history, the night sky has been a shared inheritance, a source of wonder. Now, more than a billion children see barely any stars in the night sky above their homes. So what does that mean for humanity?

The baby boy found at a south Canberra fire station in November last year is "safe" and "thriving" in foster care, as the ACT government issues a fresh appeal for information.

Playing before eating has led to higher academic performance and fewer behavioural issues among students at a NSW public school.

The future of a community centre of social housing residents in the NSW Illawarra region has been secured using donations from a charity art exhibition at Sydney's Botanic Garden.

While some child protection services will continue to be outsourced, the NSW government will play a larger role in the sector, including through the recruitment of foster carers.

Queensland's Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety spends seven months exploring the complex issues surrounding children in care and how to improve their experience. 

Nine childcare services that have failed to lift standards will only be named if the federal government decides to cut their taxpayer funding.

An inquiry into Queensland's Child Safety services hears critiques of the state government's plan to build a $50-million facility to house children who pose a danger to themselves or others in care.

A key government commitment to protect children from sexual predators will not be "fully functional" for at least three years.

Details of a child's tumultuous journey to adulthood under the stewardship of Queensland's Department of Child Safety have been laid bare in a Toowoomba inquiry this week.

Famous for writing stories about toilets and tree houses, the bestselling kids' author is taking on a new challenge on the national stage.

Experts say over-policing and South Australia's youth criminal justice system is helping turn children in residential care into criminals.