The objective of this study was to examine the association between child maltreatment and receipt of income support payments and the budgetary impact for persons 16 to 33 years. It was concluded investment in effective preventive and protective strategies for children in child protection could address this core social determinant of health, while providing budget...

Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of children is paramount. Yet, filicide - the killing of one’s own child, is the second most common type of domestic homicide in Australia after intimate partner homicide. This report presents the first national figures for filicides that have occurred in Australia in the context of domestic and family violence.

Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offending — broadly defined as the viewing, sharing and production of material (eg: images or videos) depicting the sexual abuse of a child — is a global crime that is flourishing with ongoing advances in technology. This paper provides an overview of principles to guide the development and implementation of...

Victoria’s Reportable Conduct Scheme was introduced in July 2017. The primary objective of the scheme is to make organisations safer for children. This review examined the operation of the scheme since it came into effect to understand if it is working as intended.

In June 2023, the then Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, announced that a Board of Inquiry would be established to examine historical child sexual abuse at Beaumaris Primary School and certain other government schools from the 1960s to the 1990s. This is the final report from that inquiry.