http://abc.net.au/news/tag/family-and-children http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:35:36 +1000 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:35:36 +1000 Education Minister Jay Weatherill says SA is ranked about fourth in literacy and numeracy test results. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/10/3008183.htm 3008183 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:45:00 +1000 A bill to give same-sex couples the right to adopt in NSW has been passed by State Parliament. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/09/3007592.htm 3007592 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:25:00 +1000 A bill to give same sex couples the right to adopt in New South Wales is close to becoming law after it was passed by the Upper House last night. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/08/3006488.htm 3006488 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:18:00 +1000 The Queensland Public Sector Union (QPSU) says more child safety workers are quitting their jobs due to growing workloads and too much stress. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/08/3006004.htm 3006004 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:00 +1000 The mother of missing Sunshine Coast teenager Daniel Morcombe says new technology has forced them to revise a child safety DVD. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/08/3005730.htm 3005730 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:00:00 +1000 A Melbourne magistrate has ordered a 42-year-old woman to stand trial for the attempted murder of two of her three children. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004966.htm 3004966 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:05:00 +1000 A major study of Queensland children in foster care has found most feel safe, happy and loved. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004874.htm 3004874 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:52:00 +1000 A survey has shown when confronted by clear-cut cases of child abuse, less than half of us would take any formal action to protect a child. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004508.htm 3004508 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:14:00 +1000 Babies born with low vitamin D levels are twice as likely to develop schizophrenia later in life, researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute have found. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3004407.htm 3004407 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:38:00 +1000 A toddler has been treated for deep cuts to his hand after he put it into a blender at Broadmeadows in Melbourne's north. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/06/3004239.htm 3004239 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:09:00 +1000 A 22-year-old Gold Coast man will stand trial over the death of his newborn daughter. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/06/3003690.htm 3003690 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:34:00 +1000 A total of 87 children had to be hospitalised after eating yoghurt at a kindergarten in north-west China, state media reported, as local officials called for better food safety supervision. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/04/3002789.htm 3002789 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:03:00 +1000 A neuroscientist says people's brains are being 'rewired' because of their exposure to screen technology. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/03/3001966.htm 3001966 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:31:00 +1000 A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/02/3001122.htm 3001122 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:42:00 +1000 NSW Lower House MPs have narrowly voted in favour of a bill allowing same-sex adoption. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/02/3000652.htm 3000652 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:52:00 +1000 The New South Wales Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell has joined the state's Premier in speaking in favour of a bill allowing same-sex couples the right to adopt. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/02/3000512.htm 3000512 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:14:00 +1000 A woman ordered to have a DNA test to determine the paternity of a young boy wants to know the type of test before she submits to it, the South Australian Supreme Court has heard. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/02/3000205.htm 3000205 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:47:00 +1000 MPs in NSW have been allowed a conscience vote on the issue of same-sex adoption. I hope they pass the law. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/02/3000180.htm 3000180 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:26:00 +1000 A five-year-old Adelaide girl abducted by her father has been found safe in New South Wales, South Australian police say. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/01/2999928.htm 2999928 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:08:00 +1000 The NSW Parliament will today debate the controversial bill to allow gay couples to adopt. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/01/2999177.htm 2999177 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:55:00 +1000 A Cairns father of five, who has helped to care for nearly 200 foster children, has been named far north Queensland's Father of the Year. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/01/2999035.htm 2999035 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:19:00 +1000 Tasmania's Lower House of Parliament has approved laws recognising same-sex marriages and civil unions registered in other states or countries. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/01/2999027.htm 2999027 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:11:00 +1000 Around 200 people have crammed into the New South Wales Parliament's theatrette to protest against a bill allowing same-sex adoptions. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/31/2998545.htm 2998545 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:32:00 +1000 A 14-year-old Broome boy has been convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl who had been entrusted to his care. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/31/2998504.htm 2998504 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:53:00 +1000