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The investigation has been criticised for being too closely linked to the establishment, but is it also too close to the victims of abuse?
An implementation gap means Australian courts cannot directly enforce children's rights as protected in international law.
A popular misconception is that most child sex offenders were once victims themselves.
Reducing stubbornly high levels of violence can be achieved if there is a focus on ensuring that children are not exposed to violence or toxic stress at home.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse has documented heart-rending testimonies and elicited shattering revelations. But how does a society witness itself failing at its most fundamental duty?
Telling girls and young women to 'be careful what images you share' contributes to the shaming and humiliation of victims by placing the responsibility back onto them for their own humiliation.
Peter Dutton’s comments reinforced historically ingrained ideas about sexual assault victims as being 'unreliable' or 'untrustworthy'.
Leaked incident reports from the Nauru detention centre affirm what has been known for a long time: detention is no place for children, and we need alternatives to offshore processing.
The abuse at Don Dale detention centre has been known for some time, but nothing has been done about it.
Research has found a link between experiencing migraine headaches in adulthood and experiencing emotional abuse in childhood. So how strong is the link?
The Victorian government will bring its laws up-to-date with new forms of exploitation and abuse of children and young people that are associated with communications technologies.
Some child sex offenders don’t even realise what they are doing is wrong; they genuinely believe they are showing the children "love".
It's old-fashioned, out of date and varies massively from school to school.
George Pell told the royal commission into child sex abuse the Catholic Church was predisposed not to believe children's complaints. But, when abuse was reported, police and the courts believed them.
If you haven't seen Oscar winner Spotlight yet, go. It tells the true story of how decades of abuse in one city was finally uncovered - followed by revelations worldwide, including in my home town.
Forthcoming details from Janet Smith report have drawn predictable outrage but there's also a hidden agenda at play.
Senator Ted Cruz recently stated that he spanks his five-year-old daughter for lying. Spanking kids can cause tremendous damage to kids' mental health – even if it is an occasional light rap.
When a child dies from neglect or maltreatment from parents, outraged observers demand at-risk kids be placed in foster care. But the US foster care system can pose risks for children, too.
Plans to take over failing children's services won't mitigate the impact of austerity.
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Scientia Associate Professor of Criminology, UNSW
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Reader in Social Work and Applied Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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PhD Student, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Professor of Health and Social Policy, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Co-Director, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia
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Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Visiting Research Fellow, School of Law, University of Leeds
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Western Sydney University
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Professor, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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