Skin infections are a common and widespread ailment among children. While these infections have generally been considered benign, the number requiring overnight hospitalisation for treatment, termed 'serious skin infections', has risen markedly in recent years with the incidence in NZ children thought to be significantly higher than that in children of comparatively developed countries. This...

This report presents the public version of a Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian review into the quality of service delivery to children in care in Queensland who are chroming. The review was prompted by two cases of children involved in inhalant abuse, who were in the care of the former Department...

This Facts Sheet provides a summary of the ways in which adoption currently operates, past adoption practices, and the potential impacts adoption has on those involved. There are three types of adoption currently operating in Australia: Intercountry adoptions are of children from other countries who are usually unknown to the adoptive parent(s). Since 1999-2000, most...

This annual report of government service delivery is in 2 parts. Volume one of the report focuses on early childhood, education and training as well as justice and emergency management sectors. Heads of government (now the Council of Australian Governments or COAG) established the Review of Government Service Provision (the Review) to provide information on...

The majority of Australian children engage in oral health behaviours that are in line with current Australian guidelines on the use of fluoride products. This report from a study of almost 17,500 children from four Australian states (Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania) shows that more than 99% of children brushed their teeth with toothpaste...