Australian children are removed from their families more often than anywhere in the Western world, nearly twice as often as in the US and almost three times the rate in New Zealand, a parlia­mentary inquiry into child welfare has heard," according to this article from the Australian.

News article from waateanews.com discussing how New Zealand's child protection policies fail to protect Maori heritage.

This is an article from The Advertiser stating that same sex couples will be given the right to adopt a child in South Australia if a Bill amending the state's adoption law is passed.

This report by Save the Children Australia and UNICEF Australia explores the human, economic and strategic cost of Australia’s current policies which seek to deter asylum seekers from migrating to Australia by sea.

Victoria, Australia considers a proposal wherein professional foster carers could be paid to look after some of the state's most vulnerable and troubled children. 

This report explores the human, economic and strategic cost of Australia’s current policies which seek to deter asylum seekers from migrating to Australia by sea. 

This article examines the Stand By Me (SBM) programme, which was developed in Victoria to replicate the ongoing support provided in the UK to care leavers by Personal Advisers who remain available to assist young people until 21 years of age. 

This document contains an overview of a 10-year study conducted in Australia on trends in child protection outcomes across jurisdictions.

Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that refugees arriving in Australia are being treated inhumanely and abusively.  According to the report, “around 1,200 men, women, and children who sought refuge in Australia, were forcibly transferred to the remote Pacific island nation of Nauru suffer severe abuse, inhumane treatment, and neglect.”

This article and video discuss how thousands of Australians consider visiting orphanages to be a popular activity to do on vacation.  Vacationers will visit orphanages, meet children, and take photos.  The visit usually ends with a request for donations.  Some believe that they are positively contributing to improvement of these children’s lives.