At age 6, Brandon Walters was battling leukemia. At 13, the Aboriginal boy is a new face of Australia, the child star of the epic movie "Australia," whose makers have vowed to protect him from ...

An indigenous Australian lawmaker on Monday called for an end to racism against aboriginal children as Australia marked the national aboriginal children's day. "Today is National Aboriginal and Torres ...

Graphic details about the rampant sexual abuse of Aboriginal children and babies in central Australia, broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) “Lateline” program last Monday, are ...

More than 60% of young people in prison/detention in eastern Australia are currently made up by Aboriginal children, according to authorities. "Aboriginal children make up 60% of the youth detention ...

Researchers from Telethon Kids Institute have been awarded a $1.1 million NHMRC "Targeted Call for Hearing Health" grant to conduct the first ever study following Aboriginal babies from birth through ...

A day before Deborah Melville’s death in July 2007, the 12-year-old was visited by a Northern Territory child-protection worker at her foster home outside of Darwin, Australia. The caseworker noted ...

Susan Collings receives funding from the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice. Irene Wardle is a Board member for Narang Bir-rong and Need a Tutor. John Gilroy does not work for, ...

Language skills in the preschool period are an important indicator of early development and school readiness for children. However, little is known about the association between aspects of the ...