National child welfare scheme on agenda
Maria Hawthorne; 29/6/08
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called for a national child protection system following disturbing cases of abuse and neglect. State and territory leaders are likely to discuss the plan at this week’s Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Sydney.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23941933-26103,00.html
Child abuse is a blight on us all
Rob Moodie; 30/6/08
Over many months we have witnessed the surfacing of truly saddening and horrifying stories of child abuse, neglect and death. As The Age editorial (26/6) pointed out, these are only the tip of the iceberg. We have been forced to acknowledge that this is a problem with no boundaries. It is happening in all sorts of suburbs — comfortable and poor, remote and urban, non-indigenous and indigenous. It is happening in single-parent families and in families with two parents. It could be happening in our community, on our street, right next door. Child abuse and neglect is not just a family problem and something to be solved by social workers, police and the courts.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/child-abuse-is-a-blight-on-us-all-20080629-2ytl.html
Tags: Australia, Children, Domestic Violence