How much does it cost to raise a child? An expert has crunched the numbers

Calculating the cost of raising kids is a complicated beast that raises many questions for academics to consider ...
Australian Greens

Greens secure $50million boost to ABC for children’s content and Australian stories on screen

“As part of our negotiations, the Greens have secured an extra $50 million for the ABC to invest in local Australian stories, including children’s programming. “This funding is about giving Australian ...

Australia will enforce social media ban for children under 16 despite court challenge

The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal ...
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Pay for your children's art, Australian kindergarten tells stunned parents

How much would you pay for your child's art? That's the question one Australian kindergarten posed to dozens of families this week when it asked them to stump up A$2,200 (£1,000; $1,400) for the ...
The Conversation

Australia has ministers for seniors and youth. So why not a minister for children?

Kate has received funding for research on violence against women and children from a range of federal and state government and non-government sources, including Australia's National Research ...