Prof Daryl Higgins (he/him)
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Prof Daryl Higgins (he/him)
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Passionate advocate for prevention of child abuse and neglect. Oh, and Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies @ACU_ICPS Views are my own. He/him 🌈
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Australia will get a register to track educators and CCTV trial in centres – we still need more to keep kids safe
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Australia will get a register to track educators and CCTV trial in centres – we still need more to keep kids safe
All Australia’s education ministers met in Sydney to agree on a new package of measures to improve safety in childcare.
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August 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?
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How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?
Parents have spoken up about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?
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How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?
Parents have spoken up about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. While in prison, books were his escape. After his release he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads — a nonprofit that installs libraries in prisons across the country.
A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries.
Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action
We are living in a hotter, more chaotic world, with more emissions, fires and fossil fuel consumption.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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OpenAI’s Atlas browser promises ultimate convenience. But the glossy marketing masks safety risks
If you want to try Atlas, the advice is straightforward: extreme caution.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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How much does it really cost to raise a child? An expert does the maths
With fertility rates at a record low, many say young people aren’t having kids because they’re too expensive. Turns out, it’s not that simple.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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GPs will soon get extra incentives to bulk bill. So will your doctor be free?
Whether your GP decides to bulk bill all your visits will depend on on these 6 things.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
The impact of clergy sexual abuse on spirituality and health: A systematic scoping review of the literature
Sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy or other Church leaders can cause harm to the spirituality of people who are subject to this abuse, which also has impacts on their overall health. We conducted a sy...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Is Melbourne really the ‘crime capital of Australia’?
Sussan Ley recently declared Melbourne the ‘crime capital of Australia’. But a closer analysis of the data shows a much more nuanced picture.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Bribing kids to eat vegetables might backfire. Here’s what to do instead
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Bribing kids to eat vegetables might backfire. Here’s what to do instead
If you promise dessert after a few more bites of broccoli or carrot, kids can start to see sweets as the ‘prize’ and veggies as the ‘chore’.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?
Social media bans suggest a resurgence of conservative values in our digital lives. But at what cost to young people’s autonomy, creativity and expression?
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October 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Why won’t my abusive parent admit they were wrong and apologise?
Start by understanding that what happened to you wasn’t your fault.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal
Even as clean energy progress slows in the US and EU, developing nations such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are surging ahead.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Jack Changes the Game | ACCCE
Jack Changes the Game is a children's picture book about staying safer online. In a first-of-its-kind for law enforcement, the book was developed by the Australian Federal Police with the support of a...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Wondering how to teach your kids about consent? Here’s an age-based guide to get you started
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Wondering how to teach your kids about consent? Here’s an age-based guide to get you started
When should you start discussing sex with your child? It may be earlier than you think: It starts with consent.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Private tutoring for school kids is ‘booming’. But this poses risks for students
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Private tutoring for school kids is ‘booming’. But this poses risks for students
New research highlights how there is little to no Australian regulation of tutoring at either state or federal levels.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Loot boxes are still rife in kids’ mobile games, despite ban on ‘gambling-like’ features
Games with ‘loot boxes’ should be classified for over-15s – but a new study shows many of the most popular mobile games completely ignore the rules.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Greg Sheridan thinks the early Christians have lessons for today’s faithful – is he right?
In Greg Sheridan’s latest book, “pagan” Rome is a straw man, against which he posits early Christianity as the loving and brave hero.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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‘Dark’: Haunting Kirk detail revealed
September 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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6 ways to talk to your teens about sex without the cringe
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6 ways to talk to your teens about sex without the cringe
‘The sex talk’ is not one single conversation. Here’s how to get started even if this seems super awkward.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Barriers to mental-health support and services for children and young people in out-of-home care: The Children in Care Collective’s audit findings
Read for free: https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3040
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August 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?
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What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?
New bulk-billed health checks for three-year-olds would refer them for additional support – including psychosocial therapy.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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It takes a village to raise a child, but not everybody gets the support
New research into the communities of support for Australian families show the benefits of social connection – but some are missing out.
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September 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Great to be here in Sydney at the launch of NAPCAN National Child Protection Week
September 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM