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- 10:40 - Renewed calls for smacking bans after abuse found to be the main cause of child homicides ... (audio)
Joe Tucci is the CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation - he tells Anna Hipsley it's NOT a long bow to connect smacking and child abuse
published: 05/01/2009 (Child Abuse, Corporal Punishment) - 16:20 - Changes to the Baby Bonus likely to cause confusion for many parents about eligibility (audio)
Centrelink's General Manager Hank Jongen explains the new means test to John Barron
published: 29/12/2008 (Baby Bonus) - Damning assessment of Australia's early childhood services: UNICEF report ranks them amongst the worst in the developed world (audio)
Anna Hipsley seeks reaction from Barbara Romeril, Executive Director of the Community Child Care Association in Victoria
published: 12/12/2008 (Childcare) - Average Australian mums are getting older and older... (audio)
Paula Laws of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare explains her findings to Anna Hipsley
published: 09/12/2008 (Mothers) - A dollar figure put on child abuse in Australia: 10.7 BILLION! (audio)
John Barron asks Professor Chris Goddard how that figuyre was established
published: 18/11/2008 (Child Abuse) - A quarter of kids in Foster Care in NSW 'doped up on Ritalin, Zoloft': claim... (audio)
Denise Crisp is the president of the NSW Foster Care Association and she spoke to Anna Hipsley
published: 03/11/2008 (Foster Children, Medication)
