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Australian Mother Jailed for Faking Son's Cancer
WorldThe Independentindex-hr24ur+1myjoyonline5d ago4 sources

Australian Mother Jailed for Faking Son's Cancer

An Australian mother was sentenced to over four years in prison for faking her young son's cancer diagnosis. She used the fraudulent claims to fund a lavish lifestyle, even shaving her son's head and eyebrows to maintain the deception.

Social workers often not well trained says watchdog on off-grid kids
CultureANSA1mo ago

Social workers often not well trained says watchdog on off-grid kids

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 12 - Social workers in Italy are often not very well trained, the national childhood watchdog said Thursday on her way into a care home currently housing three children who had been living off-the-grid in an Abruzzo wood with their British father and Australian mother, and whose recent court-ordered separation from the mother has sparked widespread concern and condemnation, including from Premier Giorgia Meloni. The British father of the three children has called for an end...

Snapchat told an Australian mother it would not delete her son’s account because his listed age was 25
TechnologyThe Guardian1mo ago

Snapchat told an Australian mother it would not delete her son’s account because his listed age was 25

Parents have been told to report accounts missed in Australia’s under-16 social media ban – but eSafety is ‘concerned’ some platforms aren’t complying Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An Australian mother who reported her 14-year-old’s Snapchat account has been rebuffed by the social media company, because his self-declared age was 25. Parents of teens who have eluded the social media ban have been told to report their children’s accounts to the platforms to get t...