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19 hours agoFrom the childcare scandal to regressive tough on crime' policies, Australia is failing to protect its children | Anne Hollonds
Looking back at the past five years since I began in the role of national children's commissioner, I am struck by how difficult it has been throughout this time to get political attention on the unmet needs of our most vulnerable children, who continue to be left behind. Far too many of these children end up in the overwhelmed child protection and justice systems because of poverty, disabilities, health and learning problems, discrimination and disadvantage.
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