child protection

The dispute between child protection workers and the Victorian Government again leads our media update. Legal action over past abuse in care, lack of support for children of prisoners, a contentious DHS compensation offer over a 2005 teenager’s death, a recent case of a girl abused while in State care, and a new book on leaving care also feature.

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The dispute between child protection workers and the Victorian Government features in this update. Community services minister Mary Wooldridge will appear on ABC 7.30 Victoria tonight to discuss the dispute. Those who miss the broadcast can catch up at the program website, on ABC News 24 (Saturday, 11.30am) or on ABC 1 (Sunday, 1.00pm)

Today’s media update focuses on contentious recent calls for more child protection workers, and proposals for forced adoption to protect children at risk.

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Today’s media update focuses exclusively on the Ombudsman’s report on child protection in the Loddon Mallee region that was tabled in the Victorian Parliament on Tuesday 25 October.

The Ombudsman found "a practice has developed where the drive to meet numerical targets has overshadowed the interest of children despite evidence that they may be at risk".

Centre CEO Dr Lynette Buoy and Professor Cathy Humphreys were interviewed about the Ombudsman’s findings for Wednesday’s edition of ABC Radio National AM (see link below).