Mal Hyde News Today

A long-term bureaucrat appointed to lead the state's Child Protection Department says one of her first priorities will be to address the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care.

With South Australia's child protection system again under scrutiny, the Malinauskas government is facing questions about what it is doing to ensure the state's most vulnerable don't fall through the cracks. 

The state's Public Sector Employment Commissioner will temporarily take over as head of the Child Protection Department, with outgoing chief executive Cathy Taylor leaving the job today and a permanent replacement yet to be named.

Three parents are facing court after being charged over the deaths of their own children in South Australia.

SA Police this morning arrested and charged three people with manslaughter over the deaths of three children.

SA Police this morning arrested and charged three people with manslaughter over the deaths of three children including Charlie Nowland and Makai Wanganeen, whose treatment threw a spotlight on the state's child protection system.

An "extremely rare" string of arrests has led to three people being charged with manslaughter over the deaths...

Charges have been laid over the deaths of three South Australian children - aged between six and 15 - after...

The chief executive of South Australias Department for Child Protection, Cathy Taylor, will quit the posi...

A police operation has been launched to urgently check on the welfare of 500 high-risk South Australian chi...