The Albanese government has announced a plan to ban kids under 16 from social media. There’s no explanation why this age was chosen, and the decision flies in the face of expert advice.

Some parents worry children are getting too much screen time. But we can actually use digital tech to connect kids with the great outdoors.

Under current laws in most states and territories, the life of an unborn child is legally indistinguishable from that of the mother.

There’s ever-evolving ways for children and young people to be harmed online. Here’s what kids think about the harms they experience and how to prevent them.

Too often, women are judged solely through a biological lens. Our value, our ability to contribute meaningfully to society, is reduced to our ability to reproduce.

They’re not what many of us imagine when we think of schools, but building them vertically could make our cities better for everyone.

Regulating how kids access the internet – including social media – must balance protection from harm with children’s rights to expression and information.

There are many limitations to what technology can do to bar underage people from porn. Importantly, the very idea distracts from evidence-based solutions.

Most children will eventually consume news and current affair programs, but is there a way for parents to minimise the impacts of distressing media?

We’re all familiar with a green ‘G’ or a red ‘MA’ on a movie poster, but those ratings don’t have any basis in what we know about child development. They’d be much more useful for parents if they did.

It’s often the most vulnerable who suffer most in war. That remains true, with children making up around 40% of the casualties in the Israel-Hamas conflict. It’s devastating, now and into the future.

Children under 5 years old may easily mistake a dog showing teeth for one that’s giving them a “friendly smile”.