At home with Simon Longstaff
Rachel Browne The philosopher has learnt much from his books but he values a life that is rich in experience.
Many services fail to clear high bar on childcare standards
Rachel Browne Almost a quarter of childcare services are failing to meet health and safety standards under rigorous new benchmarks designed to improve quality.
Many childcare services fail to meet standards
Rachel Browne Almost a quarter of childcare services are failing to meet new health and safety standards under rigorous new benchmarks designed to improve quality.
What a difference $1 a day makes for so many
Rachel Browne For Evelyn Scott, $1 a day will buy peace of mind.
Listen to children to avoid past tragedies, commissioner urges
Rachel Browne Australia's inaugural National Children's Commissioner, Megan Mitchell, has given her first major public speech.
Doubts over Triple P, the parenting program of choice
Rachel Browne It is used in 25 countries, has been translated into 17 languages and is ranked by the United Nations as the leading parenting program.
A formidable champion for all the nation's children
Rachel Browne Australia's first Children's Commissioner grasps the importance of the role, having experienced her own childhood adversity.
Parents of disabled want more flexibility to hysterectomy ban
Rachel Browne Parents of women with severe disabilities are being forced to take their daughters overseas for hysterectomies after their requests for the procedure were denied in Australia, a leading...
Welfare Critical problem Investigators target worst cases of child abuse
Rachel Browne The number of proven child abuse and neglect victims rose 20 per cent last year, reversing a long-term decline.
Child abuse cases start to rise again
Rachel Browne The number of child abuse and neglect victims rose 20 per cent last year, reversing a long-term decline.
Young smoking less, more overweight
Rachel Browne A new portrait of young Australians shows they are better educated and smoking less but are increasingly overweight, using illicit drugs and drinking at risky levels.
Unattractive side to new portrait of young people
Rachel Browne A new portrait of young people shows they are better educated and smoking less but are increasingly overweight, using illicit drugs and drinking at risky levels.
Officials 'asleep' on nursing care
Rachel Browne and Vince Chadwick Aged-care advocates fear criminals are using a legal loophole to gain control of nursing homes.
Charity offerings down but people power out in force
Rachel Browne THE groups that support needy people at Christmas are doing it tough themselves this year with charity organisations saying donations have slumped compared with last December.
230,000 seek help as housing affordability bites
Rachel Browne Almost a quarter of a million Australians - or one in 98 people - requested help from welfare agencies because they were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, according to figures from the...
Aboriginal women in jail surge
Rachel Browne A jump in the number of Aboriginal women in custody has led to a marked increase in the number of women imprisoned in Australia.
Disabled workers challenge naive employers
Rachel Browne A fear of the unknown is deterring Australian employers from hiring more people with disabilities, according to the chief executive of one of Australia's largest companies.
What do you want to do when you grow up, sport?
Rachel Browne MICHAEL CLARKE, Benji Marshall, Cadel Evans - these are the names that fire the ambitions of Australian children.
Working from home campaign set for launch
Rachel Browne More Australians will be encouraged to ditch the office for a desk at home under a new federal government campaign to be launched this month.
Elite nursing home probed
Rachel Browne Sydney's Lulworth House is under investigation over serious allegations of neglect.
