Children

The privacy of Australian children is being violated on a large scale, with their personal images — and sometimes their names and locations — being used to train the AI powering most of the world's image-generators.

The first study tracking the murder of children by parents in domestic violence situations is released.

Legal and social groups say housing shortages and diminished services mean the child protection system is failing the people it is meant to protect.

A NSW school organised for a mobile bra fitter to help after female students reported being uncomfortable, even in pain during sport.  

A family struggling to find housing to accommodate the needs of their terminally ill six-year-old daughter have been approved for a new home, around-the-clock care, and the loan of a wheelchair-accessible van from a couple they've never met.

Determined parents battling childcare waiting list stress have gathered crucial data to advocate for solutions ahead of a Productivity Commission report into the sector.

Legal experts want the federal government to foot the bill for child support if an ex-partner doesn't pay, with new data revealing last financial year 168,000 parents had overdue tax returns. 

Kununurra Children's Court heard an 11-year-old boy involved in stealing cars was missing school while being easily led by teenagers who roamed the streets at night.

The union representing child protection staff says workers in the Kimberley are disillusioned and employed by a system that is struggling to achieve positive outcomes for families.

A Queensland family say they are hamstrung by bureaucracy as they try to make the most of their time left with their six-year-old daughter in palliative care.

Many moments from Inside Out 2 could help spark a conversation with your child about the complex emotions that are normal when growing up.

In an adventure playground tucked away in a Brisbane suburb, a generation of kids are discovering an alternative way to play.

A total of $2.72 million has been paid to 139 families whose children were caught up in the cochlear implant bungle at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital — but the government says that does not preclude them from pursuing further legal action.

The parents of a four-year-old boy are furious he was removed from his long-time early learning centre after being diagnosed with epilepsy. Advocates say it's not an isolated incident.

Two doulas are believed to have been present during the freebirth near Toowoomba on Wednesday.

Kids and families have reported a reduction in stress and anxiety with waggy-tailed Winston, a black labrador, by their side.

The ABC can reveal the Australian Human Rights Commission has accepted a complaint lodged by a parent over a Sport Integrity Australia investigation involving the alleged bullying and verbal abuse of their child.

Hundreds of students in Western Sydney have had their schooling turned around by the "homegrown" solution, but the program receives no state funding.            

Witnessing family violence as a child can lead to a range of issues in adulthood yet support services for this vulnerable group are few and far between.

As families struggle to keep their kitchens stocked, the cost-of-living crisis is drawing attention to the role of schools in providing healthy food to students — something that experts say also promotes their mental health.

After being dubbed into more than 20 languages, Bluey is helping migrant families around Australia remain connected to their language and culture.

They're losing their formative years to this debilitating disease. But for too many children with long COVID, finding help is a frustrating and traumatic process that leaves them feeling isolated and invisible.

When Newcastle's Belair Public School introduced a new uniform, it didn't want the old ones to end up in landfill. A plan was hatched to recycle them, and also help a remote Fijian community, cyclonic conditions and all.

The United Nations adds Israel's armed and security forces, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, along with the Sudanese Armed Forces and rival paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, for the first time to its list of offenders for violating children's rights.

Fruit and veggies are expensive in these remote communities, but a nutrition program is helping school students and their families grow their own, and improving health outcomes at the same time.