Best Interests Children's Law Podcast
Best Interests Children’s Law Podcast aims to raise awareness about the rights and interests of children – one conversation at a time.
Please refer to our website https://bestinterestspodcast.com.au/ for more information.
Podcasting since 2023 • 24 episodes
Best Interests Children's Law Podcast
Latest Episodes
Re-thinking Advocacy in the Australian Protection System: Churchill Report on Child Centred Legal Services
Elicia Savvas’s Churchhill Fellowship report, released in September 2024, explores children’s legal services and related organisations in the United States, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The Churchill report largely focuses on the features an...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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38:33
The politics of punishment: the real cost of Australia’s failure to uphold its international obligations to protect and promote the human rights of children in detention.
Youth detention in Australia is a complex issue that intersects with human rights, public safety and social justice. The treatment of young people in detention is a critical focus area for human rights advocates who have long identified repeat ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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40:57
Supporting infant and parent attachment for children at risk - the potential for a Specialist Infant Court in Victoria.
In Victoria, matters alleging the abuse or neglect of children are heard in the Family Division of the Children’s Court – a specialist court designed to hear child protection matters. However, the Children’s Court is notoriously adversarial. Li...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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41:04
Corporal Punishment – legitimate discipline and punishment or legalised abuse?
Corporal punishment in the home, in one form of the other, is legal in every State of Australia. Whilst corporal punishment still appears to be commonly used within our country in practice, studies indicate corporal punishment is increasingly b...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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41:09
Legislative changes to the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 (Vic) and what this means for employees who work with children and young people.
The Reportable Conduct Scheme outlines the obligations of organisations covered by the Scheme to notify the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) of reportable allegations made against workers of an organisation.. Its purpose is to he...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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43:38