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July 2010
Newcastle Herald 29 July
Fears for families in crisis as new laws swamp agencies
Supporting Families
Sydney Morning Herald 22 July
Homeless families turned away from shelters
Sydney Morning Herald 2 July
Number of children removed from parents soars
Sydney Morning Herald 2 July
The winnowing of welfare
May 2010
Media release – Linda Burney 15 May
Family Challenge: Turn off the TV, set the table and share a meal
Media release – Linda Burney 14 May
$3.7 million announced to support Aboriginal child protection
March 2010
Sydney Morning Herald 21 March
Surge in infants taken from mothers after DOCS crackdown
Media Release - FaHCSIA
Intensive support for families in NSW at risk of homelessness
Media Release - Premier
NSW Government announces more support for parents and early intervention and prevention
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FamS Response
January 2010
Daily Telegraph 22 Jan
Nurses, charity staff set to lose tax perks
AAP 22 Jan
National Child Abuse Protection rules needed
Daily Telegraph 22 Jan
Fresh recruits to boost ranks in child protection
Media Release – Jenny Macklin
National Standards for Children In Care
Media Release – Jenny Macklin
Rescuing food for people in need
Media release – Linda Burney
Increase in Number of Children in Out Of Home Care
Media release – Linda Burney
New Child Protection System goes live on Sunday
Media release – Pru Goward
Needs of children at risk should come first
November 2009
Sorry state of abused childrenThe Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday, 18/11/ 2009
September 2009
Promise of a child protection overhaulThe Sydney Morning Herald - Saturday, 26/09/2009
July 2009
Review of Laws to Protect Women and ChildrenAttorney General's Office - Friday, 24/07/2009
Brighter Futures for South West Sydney Families
Minister for Community Services - Thursday, 23/07/2009
Health and Community Workers Most Stressed
LifeLine - Wednesday, 22/07/2009
June 2009
NSW Government Lets Down Vulnerable Families and Children – Again
FamS Media Release - Wednesday, 10/06/2009
DOCS workers are in despair over horror cases and stress
The Daily Telegraph - Friday, 05/06/2009
'Flaws' in John Howard's parenting law
The Australian - Wednesday, 03/06/2009
March 2009
Neglect 'increases mental illness risk'
The Sydney Morning Herald -Tuesday, 17/03/2009
Don't build a new system on rusty infrastructure
FamS Media Release - Wednesday, 04/03/2009
Parent agencies see few positives in $5.2m outlay
The Sydney Morning Herald -Thursday, 05/03/2009
February 2009
Charities are ready to help swamped DoCS
The Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday, 25/02/2009
Preschool priced out of play
The Sydney Morning Herald - Sunday, 22/02/2009
Welfare groups put a price on helping DoCS
Northern Star, Lismore - Saturday, 21/02/2009
Warning on child welfare funding
The Sydney Morning Herald - Friday, 20/02/2009
$4.5 Million Upgrade for Child Protection Helpline
Bellingen Courier Sun - Wednesday, 11/02/2009
January 2009
New ALP president spells out her agenda
The Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday, 28/01/2009
DoCS report no magic solution: Mason
The Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday, 28/01/2009
Record number of neglected children taken from parents
The Daily Telegraph - Wednesday, 21/01/2009
Parenting help line runs hot
Daily Telegraph - Monday, 19/01/2009
Care group seeks $500m to protect our children
The Canberra Times - Thursday, 15/01/2009
Crisis teams intervene in holiday horror for children
The Australian - Wednesday, 14/01/2009
