Why Epstein, But Not Jackson?
We judge sex crimes according to archetype, not evidence.
Claire Lehmann
· 5 min read
Child Welfare
A collection of 10 posts
Never Neverland
The new Michael Jackson biopic and the campaign to whitewash the King of Pop’s reputation.
Andrew Hammel
· 32 min read
No Place for Children
The murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby by repeat offender Jefferson Lewis has exposed the failures of Australia’s criminal justice system and Indigenous child protection policy. What will it take to make change?
Andrew Bushnell
· 13 min read
Hidden in Plain Sight
How sex abuse has gone undetected inside Australia’s childcare sector.
Virginia Tapscott
· 12 min read
Racial Disparities and Child Protection
The politicisation of medicine has had terrible unintended consequences.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 8 min read
Fear and the Overton Window
The movement to abolish child welfare is endangering children, but professionals are afraid to speak up.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 8 min read
The Problem with Lived Experience
Some lived experiences are selected and elevated over others.
Sarah A. Font, Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 7 min read
Child Welfare and the Cash Panacea
Poverty is not the cause of abuse and neglect.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 6 min read
Child Welfare Is Becoming a Joke
The field is mired in risible theory and impenetrable jargon, and increasingly divorced from concern with the welfare of children.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 6 min read
Foster Kids Need Their Own Advocates
They are only tasked with getting to know a child and explaining what is in that child’s best interests.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 5 min read