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• ‘You would be horrified’: the brutal calculation that decides if children in danger get help

  15-08-2024 17:00
  The child protection system is so stretched that some cases are simply marked ‘closed’ without children being seen at all, caseworkers say. In the northern rivers, the situation is among the worstFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt begins with a phone call. A 10-year-old boy rings, asking for help because his mum’s not coping, she’s been drinking and can’t look after him. A
  
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• The brutal calculation that decides if children in danger get help

  15-08-2024 17:00
  
  The child protection system is so stretched that some cases are simply marked ‘closed’ without children being seen at all, caseworkers say. In the northern rivers, the situation is among the worstFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt begins with a phone call. A 10-year-old boy rings, asking for help because his mum’s not coping, she’s been drinking and can’t look after him. A
  
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• NSW logged 112,000 children as at risk of serious harm last year. It has no idea what happened to 75% of them

  15-08-2024 17:00
  
  The child protection system is so stretched that some cases are simply marked ‘closed’ without children being seen at all, caseworkers say. In the northern rivers, the situation is among the worstGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt begins with a phone call. A 10-year-old boy rings, asking for help because his mum’s not coping, she’s been drinking and can’t look after him. A teacher calls, concerned about a student who keeps mi
  
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