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'Getting worse': inquiry's chilling child abuse warning

Australia's most senior police admit they have been powerless to stop a massive increase in child exploitation, conceding the abuse is getting worse.

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Here is what needs to be done to address Australia’s childcare abuse crisis - and politicians can’t say they didn’t know

Review after review has made recommendations to government that have never been implemented. It’s time to take childcare safety out of the too-hard basket and commit to real reform

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of reports of abuse have been made in Australian childcare centres. Most alleged perpetrators were allowed to keep working

Exclusive: New data shows the childcare abuse crisis runs far deeper than the government’s proposed fixes. Parents and experts say the system requires children to provide evidence of their own abuse before authorities can act

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Indigenous kids in focus for 'broken' care system probe

The number of Indigenous youths in out-of-home care and the youth justice system will form a key part of an inquiry into a troubled child-safety system.

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Reputation and defamation fears may deter childcare abuse reports, Queensland paedophile inquiry finds

Review into man dubbed Australia’s worst paedophile also warns of ‘false sense of security’ from working with children check

The Guardian - AU

Childhood centres wary of raising sex abuse concerns

A review of system responses to child sexual abuse is underway in Queensland following the jailing of one of Australia's worst pedophiles.

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Inquiry launched into 'failures' of child protection

The failures of a state's child protection and working-with-children checks will be probed following the jailing of one of Australia's worst pedophiles.

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Vow to fight childcare predator's life sentence appeal

A state government will "forcefully defend its position" as a former childcare worker seeks to appeal his life sentence for hundreds of sexual abuse offences.

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Tears as whistleblower who exposed pedophile cleared

A whistleblower has burst into tears after she was acquitted following allegations she leaked information about one of Australia's worst pedophiles.

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Mum says she reported pedophile 13 years before arrest

A police ethical investigation team is reviewing claims a mother reported abuse by one of Australia's worst pedophiles more than a decade before his arrest.

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Man dubbed ‘one of Australia’s worst paedophiles’ sentenced to life in prison

Judge says scale and nature of crimes were ‘depraved’ and ‘horrendous’

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Ashley Griffith committed ‘depraved’ abuse at childcare centres for nearly 20 years. Were warning signs ignored?

As one of Australia’s worst paedophiles is sentenced to life in prison for 307 sexual offences, parents and victims demand answers

The Guardian - AU

Queensland paedophile Ashley Griffith sentenced to life in prison after preying on 73 children in his care

Former childcare worker, 46, pleaded guilty to committing 307 sexual offences against young girls in Brisbane and Italy

The Guardian - AU

Childcare inquiry urged after depraved rapist jailed

The parents of girls raped by Ashley Paul Griffith have called for an investigation into how he was able to keep offending in childcare centres for decades.

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‘We invited him into our home’: parents and victims of Queensland paedophile Ashley Griffith decry ‘horrific abuse’

Prosecutors call for life imprisonment for childcare worker who committed 307 sexual offences against children in Brisbane and Italy

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'Irrevocable pain': parents confront childcare rapist

Some of the many women abused as girls by child care worker Ashley Paul Griffith over 19 years have told a judge they have scars that will never heal.

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Child protection probe promise after pedophile arrest

The Queensland opposition has promised an inquiry into the state's child protection system if it wins government after a man was charged with multiple offences.

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Childcare rapist to face sentencing for 307 offences

A childcare worker who admitted dozens of rapes of young girls is due to face sentencing after a prosecutor pleaded not to keep the families of victims waiting.

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The Independent UK

Man accused of being one of Australia’s worst ever paedophiles pleads guilty to 307 charges

Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith admits to multiple counts of rape and child exploitation over a period of 20 years

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Childcare rapist unseen for years in 'broken' system

The parents of a girl raped by a childcare worker say there's "something broken in the system" that allowed him to commit more than 300 offences over 20 years.

The Guardian - AU

Alleged childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith attacked in Queensland jail

Gold Coast man, 45, reportedly had hot water thrown in his face by fellow prisoner on Friday and was taken to hospital for assessment

Evening Standard

Ashley Paul Griffith: Identity of man accused of being Australia’s most prolific paedophile revealed

Changes to law allow naming of childcare worker from the Gold Coast accused of abusing 91 girls over a 15-year period

The Guardian - AU

Queensland minister acknowledges impact on alleged victims after identity of accused paedophile revealed

Attorney general Yvette D’Ath warns against ‘sensationalised’ reporting due to new laws, which allowed Ashley Paul Griffith to be named

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Evidence sought in hacking of alleged childcare rapist

Criminal allegations against a woman have been mentioned in court, connecting her to a man accused of being Australia's worst pedophile.

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