Resource sheet May 2021
Age of consent laws in Australia
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Information for practitioners and researchers on age of consent legislation in Australia
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Resource sheet May 2021
Information for practitioners and researchers on age of consent legislation in Australia
Resource sheet Aug 2022
A brief overview of child protection legislation across state and territory jurisdictions in Australia
Resource sheet Feb 2023
An overview of conceptual definitions of abusive and neglectful behaviours, and legislative definitions of "a child in need of protection"
Research report Mar 2022
This report highlights the experiences of a sample of expectant and new parents in Australia during COVID-19 in 2020.
Facts and figures Apr 2023
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
Policy and practice paper Jan 2020
A snapshot of the rates of involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care during 2016–2017
Short article Oct 2020
This short article explores how a population approach to early intervention and prevention can support parents and improve child safety and wellbeing.
Research report Jul 2020
The third snapshot from our Families Then and Now series focuses on fertility rate and births per woman from 1980 to today.
Webinar Jul 2020
This webinar discussed how practitioners can engage with fathers who use domestic and family violence.
Resource sheet Aug 2023
Information about who is required by law to report suspected child abuse and neglect to government child protection authorities