This research seeks to address the gap in attention paid to the care of children by family friends (non-familial kinship care) in Australia.

The Australian federal government has announced its plans "to divert well-meaning Australian volunteers from foreign orphanages that exploit fake orphans for profit," according to this article from the Guardian.

This paper presents findings from research with 101 kinship carers to gain a better understanding of how family violence was impacting on children and families in kinship care in Victoria, Australia.

This perspectives paper from InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) includes statements from a group of international adoptees in response to the question: "Would you adopt via Intercountry or Transracial Adoption? Why, why not?

This article from BucketOrange Magazine highlights the final report of the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into Modern Slavery and its inclusion of orphanage trafficking.

In this opinion piece for Australia's ABC News, Joseph Cheer - lecturer and researcher in tourism at Monash University - writes about recent changes in the "voluntourism" sector, including a shift in what is considered best practices in regard to orphanage volunteering.

The aim of this study was to compare the health of 4- to 6-year-old children in out-of-home care (OOHC) in Southern Tasmania, Australia with their peers.

This study draws on linked administrative data to describe the exposure of children aged less than 2 years to maternal imprisonment in Western Australia, their contact with child protection services, and infant mortality rates.

In this opinion piece from Independent Australia, Gerry Georgatos refers to Australia's recent branding as the "child removal capital of the world" and the negative impacts of child removal and family separation on children and families.

This Churchill Fellowship has explored family inclusion initiatives in the USA, Canada, Norway and the UK and has found that family inclusion is a pathway to better outcomes for children and young people including restoration and permanency.