Media Update – July

Domestic Violence

The Age – A toxic legacy (7/7/2013)

Guardian Australia – Foundation launched to address violence against women and children (26/7/2013)

Asylum Seekers

The Conversation – Government appears to scrap ban on sending young children to Manus (30/7/2013)

Disadvantage

The Age – Children of single parents disadvantaged for longer (11/7/2013)

The Conversation – Breaking the back of persistent disadvantage (12/7/2013)

The Conversation – We should be shamed by our record on child poverty (2/7/2013)

Royal Commission

The Australian – Catholic church concealed pedophile priest Denis McAlinden's abuses (1/7/2013)

Aboriginal Commissioner for Children and Young People

The Age – Commissioner for Aboriginal youth appointed (15/7/2013)

ABC – Andrew Jackomos appointed as Victoria's first commissioner for Aboriginal children – 15/7/2013)

Child Death Report

Herald Sun – Committee reviews children's deaths while under child protection (26/7/2013)

ABC – Government accepts committee recommendations on child protection (26/7/2013)

Other

Weekly Review – Exhibition on institutional care fosters powerful reaction (29/7/2013)