Child Welfare

When Cleveland Dodd died in youth detention, the coroner found no single mistake – just a system that ignored the warnings. Harsher sentences won't fix that

The Australian state of Victoria must properly resource and implement policies to prevent child sexual exploitation

Children can’t sign up to Facebook until age 13 but in Australia they can be prosecuted for a criminal offence at age ten, and that needs to change

Late last year, Indonesia ruled that child marriage violates children’s rights – an important step for Indonesian women in their fight for gender equality