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Kelsie Prabawa-SearComments
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Girls need play spaces too

With councils investing in parks and recreational spaces, I couldn’t think of a better time to kick off some more inclusive recreational spaces that utilise design and infrastructure that appeals to girls.

Kelsie Prabawa-Sear

THE NIGHTLYMum accused of squeezing baby to death learns fate

Seven-week-old Edith was rushed to hospital after she stopped breathing at home and died 40 minutes later. Then, her mother was charged with murder.

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Perth-based business behind new ‘dumbphone’ just for kids

A Booragoon-based business is behind a new phone exclusively for children, which offers no functionality apart from texts and calls.

Gabrielle Becerra Mellet

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Social ban an old man solution to a modern problem

While Albo’s headline-grabbing stunt may give the illusion of action, that’s all it is — an illusion. It will make little difference in helping to keep kids safe on social media.

EducationCommentsPremiumThe dedicated teachers helping WA’s sickest kids

How dedicated teachers from WA’s hospital school help our sickest kids keep up their learning - as well as supplying a welcome dose of normality.

Bethany Hiatt

Federal PoliticsCommentsStates greenlight PM’s social media age limits

Premier Roger Cook has acknowledged challenges with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plan to ban social media for children under 16 but says the government must act.

Jessica Page and Dan Jervis-Bardy

WA NEWSCommentsPremiumNew $2.2m childcare centre approved in Perth’s north

Two residential homes will make way for a $2.2 million childcare centre after it was approved by State planners last month.

Erick Lopez

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WA’s first children's hospice to start building next week

Construction could start as early as next week on WA’s first children’s hospice — but new challenges arising over land access could result in delays and multimillion-dollar setbacks for the development. 

Harriet Flinn

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OPINION
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Early childhood education paves way for next generation

“We know that when children and families are supported by high-quality early childhood education and care, whole communities are shaped,” writes Jo Talmage of Skylar Early Learning.

Jo Talmage

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Jay HannaComments
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Don’t leave kids in the dark about knowledge of their bodies

No one likes coming face-to-face with evidence of their own parenting failures. But there was no denying I had let my son down badly when he looked pale after his first Year 5 growth and development class.

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

ENTERTAINMENTCommentsPremiumWiggle Lachy Gillespie confesses to his parenting challenge

One of Australia’s most famous children’s entertainers has confessed to struggling with the challenge of screen time with his own kids — especially on video sites such as YouTube.

Dylan Caporn

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Narrogin’s former masonry building to house new school care

A home has been found for Narrogin’s new childcare centre with the service to open in as little as six months.

Hannah Whitehead

ParentingCommentsThe story of Perth mum and baby boy ahead of Walk for Prems

Ms Wooding was having a seemingly normal pregnancy until she suddenly felt intense cramping. 

Lauren Price

THE NIGHTLYBaby born after mum falls 10 stories from building

DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: A baby girl has been born after miraculously surviving a 27-meter tower block fall that killed her mother.

Matt Strudwick

LifestyleBaby born after mum falls 10 stories from building

DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: A baby girl has been born after miraculously surviving a 27-meter tower block fall that killed her mother.

Matt Strudwick

ChildrenCommentsPremiumResidents furious over stalled decision on childcare centre

Disgruntled Como residents will have to wait another two months before State planners make a decision on whether to transform an old residential block into a two-storey childcare centre.

Jessica Evensen

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Health Comments
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Australia’s birth rates plummet to record low

Australia’s fertility rate hit a record low of 1.5 births per woman, the lowest since 1935. The number of babies born in 2023 was also at a 17-year low.

Rebecca Parish and Claire Sadler

Local governmentCommentsPremium‘Desperate’ parents call on council to fix childcare issue

The Bayswater City council unanimously voted in support of a ground release at Gibbney Reserve to open an out-of-school-hours childcare facility.

Jessica Evensen

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How Aussie kids are bearing brunt of cost-of-living crisis

Nearly 40 years after Bob Hawke promised no child would live in poverty, campaigners have warned the Federal Government that children are the victims of the cost of living crisis.

Katina Curtis

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Western suburbs child care closes down as parents struggle

Parents are still scrambling to find suitable alternative care for their children as the doors close on a beloved childcare facility for the last time.

Harriet Flinn

Early Learning WINPremiumAlbany daycare worker in the running to be Australia’s best

An Albany woman is in the running to be crowned Australia’s best family daycare worker after winning the title for the Great Southern last month.

Melissa Sheil

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David KochCommentsPremium
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How to financially prepare to start a family

Because raising kids can be expensive, here’s how you can get ahead and financially prepare for this new chapter of your life.

David Koch

Federal politicsPremiumNational Indigenous children’s commissioner to fill new role

Applications for the inaugural National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner will open within weeks, with the person set to start the job in mid-January.

Katina Curtis

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumChildren’s commissioner says new jail for kids is ‘madness’

Perth’s new $100 million children’s jail is a waste of taxpayer money that will do nothing to make the community safer, National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has declared.

Katina Curtis