Download IPFS Torres Strait Islander leaders Uncle Paul Kabai and Uncle Pabai Pabai lost their landmark Federal Court case, which argued the Australian government had a duty to protect their communities from climate change impacts. The ruling, dismissing claims of negligence, underscores the challenge of holding governments legally accountable for[Read More…]

Download IPFS A class action lawsuit is being prepared against the Christian Brothers, alleging severe physical abuse at St Virgil’s College in Hobart, Tasmania, during the 1970s and 1980s. Former students claim a culture of fear and harsh corporal punishment marred their time at the Catholic boys’ school. This legal[Read More…]

Download IPFS Child safety advocates, led by former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, are demanding swift action to outlaw artificial intelligence (AI) tools generating child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Meeting at Parliament House, they argue that the Labor government’s slow response fails to protect children from the rising tide[Read More…]

Download IPFS Joshua Dale Brown, a 26-year-old Melbourne childcare worker, was sacked from a Werribee childcare centre before allegedly committing sexual offences at another facility. Charged with over 70 offences, including child rape and producing child abuse material, Brown’s case has sparked outrage and exposed gaps in the childcare sector’s[Read More…]

Download IPFS Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has dismissed calls to ban men from working in the child-care sector, arguing that targeting one gender won’t solve safety issues. This follows allegations against Joshua Dale Brown, a Melbourne child-care worker charged with 70 offences against children. Clare’s push for a national[Read More…]