Daryl Higgins
@HigginsDaryl
Passionate advocate for prevention of child abuse and neglect. Oh, and Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies @ACU_ICPS Views are my own. He/him 🌈
Great to chat with @PatsKarvelas on @RNBreakfast about our latest #ACMS research paper looking at the greater risk of child maltreatment reported by gender and/or sexuality diverse Australians. @ACU_ICPS See: doi.org/10.1177/107755…
In TV interview Perth The Project, @HigginsDaryl: Our systems are cumbersome & info is not readily shared, concerns not recorded or passed on across jurisdictions. We need to lift standards & ask, "Is this person the right person to be wrkng w/ chn in an early edu care setting?"
Key child protection recommendations not implemented, say former royal commissioners. Of the 206 recommendations made, 122 have been implemented, with 13 in progress (paywall) thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime… via @SatPaper
Registrations for the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee are now open! The national competition gives students from Years 3-8 an opportunity to test their literacy skills and win some great prizes. Entry is free, and registrations close August 22.
In the interview, @HigginsDaryl describes current WWCCs as cumbersome. The system is not a unified and not national & it still lets people through the cracks. It is shameful that no action has been taken since the findings from the royal commission were handed down.
This was me on Ten News TV last night supporting the call for a national registry for childcare workers and urgent action to implement national scheme for working with children screening - as recommended by the Royal Commission a decade ago.
CONFERENCE in UK - Contexts of Contextual Safeguarding: creating safety for adolescents beyond their homes across sectors and geographies - at @durham_uni @HigginsDaryl in plenary session, day 1, sharing what we have learned in Australia childprotectionprofessionals.org.uk/events/context…
This was me on Ten News TV last night supporting the call for a national registry for childcare workers and urgent action to implement national scheme for working with children screening - as recommended by the Royal Commission a decade ago.
This was me on Ten News TV last night supporting the call for a national registry for childcare workers and urgent action to implement national working with children screening- as recommended by the Royal Commission a decade ago.
Would be interesting to compare to more recent data, given the growing evidence of more female perpetrators than expected. @Childlight_ #SafeguardingWatch theconversation.com/childcare-sexu…
These 4 countries are almost entirely powered by #renewableenergy: 1. Iceland 🇮🇸 2. Paraguay 🇵🇾 3. Norway 🇳🇴 4. Costa Rica 🇨🇷 We have the solutions. #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency #climate #tech #renewables #renewableenergy
Private tutoring industry is ‘highly unregulated’ & some tutors operating w/out a valid WWC @HigginsDaryl supports a standardised system, eg. national register that includes private tutors + teachers, but stresses need for stronger edu on child safety heraldsun.com.au/news/nsw/priva…
Private tutors operating without Working with Children Checks heraldsun.com.au/news/nsw/priva… via @
Add your support to the call for a national Australian Minister for Children - over 80 orgs and more than 100 ppl have joined the Act for Children alliance, urging the govt to make to make chn & YP a priority actforchildren.net
Amazing inaugural Professorial lecture from Prof Nell Musgrove, talking about the lessons from history of child welfare. @ACUmedia @ACU_ICPS
#BREAKING: The Reserve Bank wants to end debit and credit card surcharges in Australia in a move it says would save consumers $1.2 billion each year. ab.co/4nOLFFM
Sex offender coaching kids without Working with Children Check dailytelegraph.com.au/truecrimeaustr… via @dailytelegraph
Lost Narratives: Identifying Predictors of Attrition and Differences in Recruitment Effort in a Longitudinal Study on Child Maltreatment - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…
Here’s where the parties and candidates stand on LGBTIQA issues ahead of Tasmania’s election. Full responses here: equalitytasmania.org.au/tasmanian-stat… LGBTIQA election forum here: equalitytasmania.org.au/tasmanian-stat…
Private tutors operating without Working with Children Checks heraldsun.com.au/news/nsw/priva… via @
Please participate if you’re an educator in the early childhood education and care sector and want to contribute your views about child safety. linkedin.com/posts/chelsea-…
For some robust perspectives on the dangers of CCTV in childcare settings, see @HigginsDaryl & colleagues talking about this topic in webinar hosted by @bodysafetyau on Wed 9 July 2025 youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZt63…