Children
New Bill to ban junk food ads to kids
Dr Sophie Scamps the member for Mackellar introduced a new federal bill that would ban junk food advertising from 6am......
1 in 4 children overweight
The statistics for children who are overweight and obese are high. 1 in 4 children aged 2-17 are overweight and......
$70 million for eating disorders and mental health
On Monday the Albanese government announced $70 million of funding in grants for innovative programs targeting eating disorders and childhood......
Kids HelpLine – over half of calls go unanswered
Kids Helpline has released the latest Annual Report from 2022 that reveals over half of calls do not get answered......
A second Stolen Generation?
This week, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, told the ABC there should not be rules to return......
Lacking support for Indigenous children experiencing domestic and family violence
A new report from Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak reveals First Nations children experiencing domestic and......
How screens and social media affect children
With technology playing an increasing role in everyday life, even childhood is not what it used to be. Parents and......
Can children obesity lead to reduced life expectancy?
The report from Health and Wellbeing Queensland suggested life expectancy could fall by 4.1 per cent in Queensland thanks to......
More going hungry : Report
Foodbank’s Hunger report 2022 shows that more than half a million households struggle to put food on the table every......
Push for Phone Ban in NSW High Schools
The success of a phone ban at Davidson High School on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has sparked debate on whether NSW......