26 April 2012 Offenders such as Gerard Ridsdale, jailed on paedophile charges in 1994, must be exposed. AAP/Ballart Courier Compromised inquiry into church sex crimes disrespects victims By Judy Courtin, Monash University Victorian victims of clergy sex crimes and their families have been fighting for justice for years – some for decades. The previous Labor state government did nothing for them. The Baillieu government…
25 August 2011 Study shows high public cost of homelessness By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Failing to help the homeless can come with a high cost to the public purse, with many ending up in hospitals for treatment…
3 August 2011 Repeat violence can boost women’s mental health risk to almost 90% By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Women who are raped, sexually assaulted, bashed by a partner or stalked are much more likely to develop mental health problems…
20 July 2011 Cycle of child abuse replicated in animal kingdom Wake Forest University A study of a species of Galapagos seabird known as the Nazca Booby shows that birds that are abused as chicks by older birds…
15 July 2011 Child abuse reduced by parental coaching Griffith University Mothers who were coached by a therapist while they interacted with their children were more likely to develop a positive…
11 May 2011 Intervention guilty of ignoring child abuse and didn’t tackle serious crime University of Queensland The Intervention by the federal government into the Northern Territory in 2007 ignored aspects of child abuse and neglect…
