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Queensland to Create Centralised Protection Commission for Child Safety

The new agency is designed to end siloed record-keeping and speed up information sharing so abuse is detected and stopped sooner.

Three-Year-Old Dies After Sexual Assault in Gummidipoondi

Albanese Visits Grieving Family, Presses NT to Consult on Child‑Safety Laws

Jalisco Youth Survey Puts Safety First as 703,010 Children Weigh In

Child’s Fatal Fall, Barrhaven Femicide, and Federal Pivot on Consultants Lead Ottawa News

Mexico Logged 10,707 Child Disappearance Reports in 2025 as Unresolved Cases Grew

Lords Back Statutory Smartphone Ban in English Schools

Alberta Tables Bill to Shield Kids From Graphic Sexual Images in Public Libraries

Bal Vivah Mukti Rath Concludes Key State Legs, Cites Massive Reach in Child Marriage Awareness Drive

Scotland Orders Statutory Inquiry Into Group‑Based Child Sexual Abuse Led by Alexis Jay

Child Recruitment by Armed Groups Soars in Colombia and Haiti

Japan Reports First Drop in Child-Abuse Cases Since 1990 to 223,691

France’s Child-Incest Commission Reels as Two Top Leaders Resign

Supreme Court to Draft National SOP for Missing Children After Flagging Rampant Cases

France's Child-Protection Checks Bar 2,980 From Youth Care Roles Since October

Mexico Sets 2025–2030 Child-Protection Plan to Confront Recruitment of Minors

State of Mexico Reaffirms Early-Childhood Pact, Unveils PROEPINNA 2025–2029

Government Names Baroness Anne Longfield to Lead Grooming Gangs Inquiry as Draft Terms Released

Queensland Review Exposes Systemic Failures That Let Childcare Abuser Offend for Decades

Scotland Orders National Review of Grooming-Gang Evidence as Alexis Jay Takes Senior Role