Some child protection social workers have been left out of a new wage top-up, which the union representing those employees says has created a "poisonous" work environment. In its final month ...

Domestic violence and child protection workers could leave if South Australia pushes ahead with proposed guidelines for a ...

Unaccompanied child asylum seekers are often neglected, starved, and otherwise mistreated in the foster families where the ...

From July 1, social workers in South Australia need to become registered to work. Some groups are concerned experienced workers without direct social work qualifications might leave if forced to ...

Social workers offer vital support: psychosocial aid, community engagement and prevention of harm, especially for children and women; they also build resilient communities, ensuring the vulnerable are ...

A former child protection worker is calling on the Northern Territory government to scrap a plan to water down requirements for courts to place Indigenous children with Indigenous families.