"This can be a turning point for Australia." Thank you.Ben Mathews @QUT for this incredibly powerful and thoughtful piece in a week that is just awful for the affected families and children, and the communities they live, and for all parents and carers.

@BessellSharon @timbomoore @SGrageMoore @HSkouteris @mendes_phi380 @Monash_SPHPM @Monash_FMNHS @ANUcrawford @GoodShepANZ @IndiBryce @ProfTobinMLS @Moritz_DL @mendes_phi380 @AMasardo @stef68 @leesahoo @Dr_FaithG @HigginsDaryl @ACU_ICPS.

Vol. 47, Issue 1 of Children Australia is out now! Read all articles for free at #ChildWelfare #OpenAccess #Research #ChildrenAustralia @BessellSharon @timbomoore

🎨What will the best dressed Residential Care workers be wearing in 2025? Entries close this week for the ResiROCKS Hoodie design competition. Entries close midnight, 2 July. 🔗Find out more at

The ACT will make history today as the first Australian jurisdiction to raise to 14 the age at which a child can be held responsible for a crime. 🔗 #raisetheage #youthjustice

LAST CHANCE! Entries close tonight!. There's still time before bed tonight to get involved in the Centre''s National Families Week Art Competition. Find more details here: #CFECFW #NationalFamiliesWeek #ArtCompetition

🎉🎉ResiROCKS is back in 2025!🎉🎉. 📅 Thursday, 4 September 2025.📍Melbourne Showgrounds. 🔗 Ticket allocations for residential care providers across Victoria are coming soon!. #ResiROCKS #ResidentialCareAwards #ResiHoodieComp

Informal school suspensions and “soft expulsions” are fuelling Melbourne’s youth crime crisis, as young people are cut adrift from the education system with no clear pathways back. 🔗

Thank you for attending the 2025 Education Forum -

📅 Nominations for the 2025 Media Awards close on 31 August. These annual awards spotlight journalist and media professionals whose work reflects the real voices and experiences of children, young people, families, and carers. 🔗

The Centre's Media Awards 2025: Nominations are now open -

The Centre is concerned decreases in pricing arrangements and price limits for allied health professionals will have negative impacts on services for children relying on home or local area visits. 🔗Read the Centre's statement at

“In an era of increasing media noise, it’s more important than ever to recognise stories that build connection and empower families.” — @DebTsorbaris, CEO. ➡️

"These young people are exposed to really dangerous stuff [and] we've allowed things to get away from us. We've allowed ourselves to lose this generation," says CyberCX Chief Strategy Officer Alastair MacGibbon. #News at

⭐ Nominations now OPEN for the 2025 Media Awards!. We're celebrating journalism that amplifies the voices of children, young people and families — and we want your help. ➡️ Submit your entry now at #MediaAwards2025 #JournalismImpact

Join us at the inaugural OOHC Education Forum, celebrating the power of education for care-experience children and young people -

Barriers to mental-health support and services for children and young people in out-of-home care: The Children in Care Collective’s audit findings.Watch the full video and read the article for free: @ACU_ICPS @HigginsDaryl #MentalHealthCare #OutOfHomeCare

New and free to read in Children Australia: What survivors of child sexual abuse taught me about child safety, grace and the work of being sorry.#ChildWelfare #ChildSafety #ChildWellbeing #ChildAbuse #ChildrenAustralia

New and free to read in Children Australia: The promise of justice reinvestment for First Nations children and young people in Australia. @Jumbunna_Inst #JusticeReinvestment #YouthJustice #Community #EvidencePractice #ChildrenAustralia

It's not too late to join the National Early Years Policy Summit to discuss childhood in Australia and make big plans for the future of our kids. Register at #Childhood #EarlyYears #ChildWellbeing #ChildRights #Education #ChildHealth