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Wednesday, February 20

“This is what happens when hard cases make bad law”

Changes to how young people are sentenced for serious crimes will crush any hope of them leading effective lives outside the justice system, says a lawyer and researcher who has interviewed every juvenile offender serving a current sentence for murder in South Australia.

Govt begins search for Aboriginal children's commissioner

The State Government has begun advertising the new role of Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People.

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua with Gammy in 2014. The baby boy was born with Down Syndrome and subsequently abandoned by his Australian commissioning parents. Photo: AP

Time to think of the children in surrogacy cases

It is time for an overhaul of Australia’s surrogacy laws, argues Morry Bailes.

Don't let fear rob the joy of freedom from SA's children

Overblown fear about “stranger danger” in South Australia has taken away the freedom of a generation of children. It’s time to let our children find the magic that only comes from encountering nature, writes Malcolm King.

Children and young women most likely to be poisoned

A recent comprehensive analysis of poisoning in Australia shows children and young girls are the most likely to be admitted to hospital because of poisoning, and that two-thirds of young people poisoned had harmed themselves intentionally.