Young Generation
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Victoria to forge on with raising the age of criminal responsibility, new bail laws.
Indigenous groups have criticised the Victorian Opposition for attempting to reintroduce bail laws that were previously labelled an “unmitigated disaster,”…
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Ukraine-Russia war: Putin citizenship decree violates children’s rights, Ukraine says
Last March, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Putin over Russia’s policy of forced child deportations.…
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‘The bailiffs will come at noon’: desperation and devastation in Britain’s housing courts
The defendant is a widow in her 80s, disabled with osteoarthritis – and set to be made homeless in two…
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Want to know the truth about why our spluttering economy isn’t working? It’s you
One of issues that always amazes me is the lack of political involvement of the Australian population John McCarthy InQueensland…
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Iowa School District Apologizes After Emailing Nazi ‘Quote of the Day’
A school district in Iowa has issued an apology after sending an email blast containing a quote of the day…
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A survey found 1 in 6 men admit sexual feelings for children. So is paedophilia increasing?
This data was part of a study by UNSW Sydney and Jesuit Social Services. Xanthe Mallett The Conversation Researchers asked 1,945 men…
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Yemen: Prioritize Protection of Children
Include Children’s Rights in Potential Peace Agreement (Beirut) – Parties to the conflict in Yemen, the UN, and the international community…
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Ukrainian teen returned after being taken to Russia
Bohdan Yermokhin, who turned 18 on Sunday, appealed to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy this month to help bring him back to…
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Thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Belarus – Yale research
Ukraine’s prosecutor general said in May that he was investigating the alleged role of Belarus in the forced transfer of more…
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Ukraine: War’s Toll on Schools, Children’s Future
Damage from Military Use of Schools, Bombing, Shelling, Looting Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has devastated schools and kindergartens throughout…
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‘I don’t think of it at all as a gift’: Why it’s complicated being a gifted child
Far from the smartypants cliches, some gifted children hide or stop learning. Angus Holland The Sydney Morning Herald What is…
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Language induces an identity crisis for the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants
They would speak to her sons in Spanish, before quickly adding in the same language, “How awful! You don’t understand…
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Former state wards abused in care urge Victorian government to follow through on redress promise
“You never really had anyone caring for you,” Mr Helman recalls. Richard Willingham ABC “I wasn’t a happy kid. I…
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Is Australia in the grips of a youth crime crisis? This is what the data says
Politicians are coming under more pressure to respond to these well-publicised criminal acts and the public perceptions that Australia is…
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Students, Schools Under Attack Despite Landmark UN Resolution
Two years ago, the United Nations Security Council adopted a groundbreaking resolution to safeguard education during wartime. HRW The resolution called on…
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Freed after 215 days in prison for teaching girls, activist says his ‘hopes won’t change’
Taliban authorities released prominent education activist Matiullah Wesa this week, his organisation said on Thursday, after his seven-month detention sparked…
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