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'I'm grateful the department took my children from me'

'...but I'm not impressed with the way it was done.'

Newcastle Herald

Broken system: foster child allegedly assaulted by male care worker

'His hair was filthy, and he said he didn't get enough food.'

Newcastle Herald

Suicide now the leading cause of death for tweens and teens

Youth suicide rate increases 68 per cent.

Newcastle Herald

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Only one in five kids in crisis are being seen by a caseworker

There are 14,723 children in out-of-home care in NSW, 2,106 in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

'Dumpster fire': at-risk kids in limbo as service closes

'The OOHC system is ... a horrendous failure of the NSW government'

Newcastle Herald

Care fail: Review finds systemic issues in out-of-home care

The review was ordered after a magistrate spoke out about the 'appalling neglect'

Newcastle Herald

Australian government reviews children’s custody after death of Indian-origin mother

“We offer our deepest condolences to the family during this difficult time,” said the Australian High Commission

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Homelessness yet to budge in the Hunter, experts says

The 'observational' count may only scrape tip of state's homelessness problem.

Newcastle Herald

Ombudsman says NSW failures on homeless kids ‘concerning’

Little progress is being made on youth homelessness in NSW, with more than 1000 children seeking crisis accommodation in the past 12 months.

The New Daily

'Where will they go tonight?': The urgency of Hunter housing crisis

'What are we going to eat? What are we going to do? It is one foot forward and three steps back.'

Newcastle Herald

Government 'exploring' using Stockton Centre, Tomaree Lodge for crisis accommodation

Housing Minister Rose Jackson said while in opposition last year that it was 'scandalous' the former disability centres were lying empty.

Newcastle Herald

'Non-stop bedlam': Rampant drug activity turns Nobbys Road public housing into 'hellhole'

Residents say ice dealing in the Newcastle East estate is 'out of control'.

Newcastle Herald

Kids at risk: alarming rates of suspected 'significant harm'

As the number of children at risk throughout NSW remains stubbornly high - many are left to fend for themselves

Newcastle Herald

One night changed Anthony's life — 15 years later he's still dealing with the scars

When Anthony Shipley was 16, he spent the night in a cell at a juvenile detention centre in Western Sydney — now, years later, he's in a legal battle to try and get compensation for what happened there.

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Former kids in child protection system speak out about how the state failed them as a guardian

Most kids raised in the child protection system are kicked out by their guardian — the state — when they turn 18. Here's how the lives of some of them turned out.

AAP

Justice dept 'victimised' prison officer

The NSW justice department victimised a prison officer after she made a sexual harassment and bullying complaint, a state tribunal has found.

The Conversation

'I left with the kids and ended up homeless with them': the nightmare of housing wait lists for people fleeing domestic violence

People who flee domestic violence desperately need safe, affordable and secure housing. Our study of people on housing waiting lists in New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland found private rental housing isn’t an option when leaving domestic violence.

Axios

Gonzalo Lopez's escape prompts Texas to pause inmate transports

Lopez, a convicted murderer, escaped from authorities last month while on a prison transport bus.

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Sole support service for Blue Mountains Indigenous community facing closure after NSW government warns of eviction

The Aboriginal support service is being evicted from a community centre in Katoomba, with the government saying it's not willing to spend millions on upgrades.

ABC News

Sydney News: New ramp approved for Sydney Harbour Bridge cyclists

MORNING BRIEFING: The state government approves a design for a ramp giving access to cyclists at the north end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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