The harrowing image of a child, partially clad, hooded and shackled to a chair in a prison cell, has provoked public outrage and the prime minister’s resolve that a royal commission “get to the bottom of it.” This swift commitment to a royal commission directs much-needed attention to the abuse of children in correctional institutions...

The recent coroner’s inquest into the death of Chloe Valentine outlined a number of recommendations for improvement of South Australia’s child protection system to prevent any future deaths resulting from child abuse or neglect. One such recommendation related to income management as a child protection tool. The Australian Centre for Child Protection was commissioned by...

In 2015, the Australian Centre for Child Protection was funded by the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission to conduct a review of the implementation of recommendations made by previous independent child protection inquiries that have been conducted in South Australia. To date, four independent child protection inquiries have been undertaken in South Australia. These are...

Labor promises to hold a royal commision into "misconduct in the banking and financial services industry". But Treasurer Scott Morrison claims there is nothing that ASIC can't do that a royal commission can do.

Registered housing associations and housing providers can now apply for grants to help buy and lease housing for women and children escaping family violence The grants are part of a ‘housing blitz’ in response to priority recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Family Violence. The new Rapid Housing Assistance Fund will have an immediate...