John Roughan: The country a baby could see
Every grandparent will know the electric charge that four of us experienced for the first time last Saturday.
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Dog beheaded on film
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Labour proposes dedicated 'Ministry for Children'
Labour will dis-establish the Families Commission in its next term in government and instead set up a Ministry for Children, with a senior “minister for children” sitting at the Cabinet table.
MasterChef's backer drops support for school breakfasts
Countdown has stopped funding breakfasts for children at 61 low-income schools.
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Pair face machete child abuse charges
A couple is facing serious child abuse charges, including allegations of strangling and assaulting a boy with a machete.
Children's new advocate has proud record of cutting abuse
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