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Is Facebook turning a blind eye to rape pages?

Posted on by Dr Ramesh Manocha

According to Facebook their user terms and conditions are very clear for being eligible to open a Facebook … Read More »

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Diva: no place for Playboy

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Over 2,000 people have signed an online petition urging Diva to remove their Playboy products from sale. Diva … Read More »

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Day for Daniel: National cybersafety activities 28 October

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October 28 has been set aside as a Day for Daniel. It is a day when many organisations … Read More »

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National Child Protection Week

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30,000 Australian children were proven to have been abused or neglected in 2009*. This year National Child Protection … Read More »

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Children who see domestic violence are also scarred

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A new report, Children’s exposure to domestic violence in Australia,  released by the Australian Institute of Criminology, says … Read More »

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Net Savvy: Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATWA)

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Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia (CATWA)  CATWA is the Australian branch of CATW International, a Non Governmental … Read More »

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Net Savvy: ACT for Kids

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46,000 confirmed cases of child abuse in Australia in 2010. The ACT for Kids website was set up … Read More »

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Protect our kids: Say No to child beauty pageants in Australia

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Child beauty pageant company Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant is planning to hold a ‘Child Beauty Pageant’ in Melbourne, … Read More »

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Barbie dolls with inbuilt video cameras have potential to produce pornography

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Alarm bells have gone off in the USA as the FBI sees a potential misuse for the new … Read More »

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Tips to help parents tell if their child has been approached by an online predator

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The Queensland Police force has put together some tips on what to look out for if you think … Read More »

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