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Sia gli esperti legali che i difensori dei diritti dei minori hanno criticato i cambiamenti, che includono l'indebolimento del principio di collocazione dei bambini aborigeni, definendoli «pericolosi, ignoranti ed errati». • Seguite il nostro blog live sulle notizie dall'Australia per gli ultimi aggiornamenti. • Iscrivetevi alla nostra email per le notizie dell'ultima ora, scaricate l'app gratuita o ascoltate il podcast quotidiano. Il governo del Northern Territory sta rimuovendo una protezione introdotta per evitare la ripetizione della Stolen Generation nell'ambito di ampie riforme del sistema di protezione dell'infanzia. La bozza della legislazione è stata rivelata insieme ai dettagli di una revisione principale del sistema di protezione dell'infanzia del Territorio, annunciata in seguito alla morte di Kumanjayi Little Baby, un bambino di cinque anni ad Alice Springs.

Dall'inizio dell'attuale conflitto, più di 20.500 bambini ucraini sono stati portati via dalla Russia.

Centinaia di bambini di quattro anni tra i pazienti «estremamente in sovrappeso» in 39 centri specialistici dal 2021 Oltre 6.000 bambini affetti da obesità, tra cui centinaia di soli quattro anni, hanno necessitato di cure presso cliniche specializzate per la perdita di peso del NHS, rivelano nuovi dati. I dati di NHS England, pubblicati per la prima volta, sottolineano l'entità della crescente crisi dell'obesità infantile. Continua a leggere...

NSW police called to incident in Maroubra amid reports of offensive comments made at under-12s gameFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are investigating an alleged antisemitic comment made at a children’s netball game involving a Jewish-led team in Sydney.New South Wales police said it was called to netball courts at Heffron Park in Maroubra just after 10am on Saturday, after reports a woman had made offensive comments towards a group of people at an under-12s game between the Maccabi and Saints netball clubs. Continue reading...

Four women and nine children expected to return to Australia on Thursday with all apart from a mother and her child expected to go to VictoriaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities in two Australian states are preparing to resettle children returning from squalid detention camps and life under Islamic State rule, as at least some of their mothers face possible criminal charges.Four women and nine children are expected to return to Australia on Thursday, with all of them apart from a mother and her child bound for Melbourne. Continue reading...

Home affairs minister says government continues to refuse to assist the group of 13, who are expected leave Syria soonThe Albanese government has confirmed that four Australian women and nine of their children who were linked to suspected Islamic State fighters in Syria are set to travel home.The group of 13 were expected to fly into Australia very soon, the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Jewish children face antisemitic abuse, swastikas etched on school walls and other students performing Nazi salutes, hearing toldFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJewish children in Australia face antisemitic abuse at school, see swastikas daubed on walls and witness classmates perform Nazi salutes: they live with antisemitism “all day, every day”, a Sydney Jewish mother has told a royal commission hearing.The woman, known as Dina before the commission, said Australia had become a more hostile, more dangerous place for Jews, most horrifically demonstrated by the Bondi massacre in December in which 15 people were shot and killed. Continue reading...