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Global explosion of child pornography cannot be stopped by police alone, warns child protection expert
8th February 2012
Child Wise believes that while cybercrime is being tackled from a law enforcement and technological point of view, far more must be done to combat this global explosion of pornography at a primary and early intervention stage.
Immigration gaps leave thousands of children vulnerable to being sex trafficked into Australia
13th September 2011
Child Wise calls on the Government to introduce new procedures that closes the gaps in the immigration laws which allow children to be trafficked into Australia by paedophiles.
The Australian Government ignores the demands of millions of Australians
11th May 2011
Minister Kevin Rudd and Minister Brendan O'Connor have ignored the requests of over 225,328 Australians.
Australians urge Gillard to Stop Sex Trafficking
3rd March 2011
Adam Bandt joins forces with over a quarter of a million Australians to urge Prime Minister Gillard to combat child sex trafficking in our region, in the largest Australian petition of its kind.
Policing and law enforcement alone won’t stop child sex trafficking
17th December 2010
Child Wise, urge the Australian Government to focus efforts on community-based international development programs to prevent sex trafficking instead of their current approach of investing all Government funds on policing and law enforcement.
Outrage at sentence of predatory sex offender
16 November 2010
Child Wise are outraged at the 15 month jail term handed down to convicted Australian child sex tourist Geoffrey John Prigge.
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Federal Government ignores problem of child sexual abuse
30 August 2010
Child Wise, Australia’s leading child protection agency believe that the Federal Government and the Australian public’s denial of the problem are to blame for alarming statistics on the increase of child sexual abuse in NSW.
Notorious child sex offender Paul Henry Dean must be brought home to face justice
2 July 2010
Child Wise, Australia’s leading child protection charity is calling on the Australian Government to immediately extradite Paul Henry Dean to face prosecution in Australia on multiple child sexual abuse charges.
Prevention programs urgently needed to reduce alarming number of children being abused in Australia
28 January 2010
Melbourne, AustraliaJanuary 21, 2010 - This morning saw the release of the most recent statistics involving Australian children currently on care and protection orders, and living in out-of-home care, statistics released by the Federal Government's Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Plea to bring notorious child sex offender Paul Henry Dean home to face justice
28 January 2010
Alarming child sexual abuse costs urge parents to 'Wise Up’
16 June 2009
The remarkable human and social cost of child molestation and rape in Australia has urged Child Wise, Australia's leading international child protection charity to launch a national campaign entitled ‘WISE UP' today.
Child pornography creates child abusers
12 June 2008
Abuse epidemic urges Australians to Speak Up
12 February 2008
Aussies tackle terror of a different kind - stopping child sex tourists in their tracks
13 November 2006
Child sex tourists not welcome in ASEAN
19 September 2006
Bradley Pendragon arrives back in Sydney
7 September 2006
The shameful epidemic of aussie child sex tourism
17 August 2006
Australians say no to child porn
14 August 2006
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