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Child safe organisations: Information for organisations on how to keep children safe

6 November 2019

This short article discusses the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and links to resources to help organisations become child safe.

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CREATE Foundation Conference: Voices in Action: Nothing About Us Without Us

Conference — 14 November 2019 to 16 November 2019 — Melbourne, Vic.

Addressing Filicide: Fourth International Conference for Cross National Dialogue

Conference — 14 November 2019 to 15 November 2019 — Melbourne, Vic.

Evidence, design and implementation: Three pillars for reform and innovation in human services

Event — 14 November 2019 — Carlton, Vic.

FRSA National Conference 2019

Conference — 19 November 2019 to 22 November 2019 — Hunter Valley, NSW

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Event — 26 November 2019 — Sites across Australia

2019 ACOSS National Conference

Conference — 27 November 2019 to 28 November 2019 — Canberra, ACT.

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Conference — 27 November 2019 to 28 November 2019 — Sydney, NSW.

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