Daryl Higgins

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…

Unpacking the history and current drivers and downsides of the 'publish or perish' phenomenon in academia....

Neurodiversity week webinar on demand by @aifs_gov_au: Promoting wellbeing in neurodivergent families. Explores how a whole-family approach can promote wellbeing for #neurodivergent parents and children, with Links to useful practice resources aifs.gov.au/resources/webi…

Thanks ARACY for sharing info about upcoming webinar on how to talk about drugs. For professionals in education: Blurred Minds: Easier solutions to complex problems: How to talk about drugs in 2026 Thu 26 March, 2026 Read more blurredminds.com.au/webinar-au-sch…

Tax-free art prizes would be a start in helping Australia’s artists produce more of their best work. While manufacturing can be sent offshore, only Australian artists can make Australian art. theconversation.com/if-you-win-mos…

"@UNICEF calls for urgent international efforts to protect and support children in Sudan." #SafeguardingWatch unicef.org/press-releases…

The crises are not just in early childhood education and care sector, but across schools, sports, religious, arts, and other youth development organisations. So we need scholarship like this to keep us focused and aligned to the evidence in our efforts.

Congrats Douglas Russell for leading this review of models for safeguarding & preventing child sexual abuse in organisations. Given the crises we've seen here in Australia in childcare, we need scholarship like this to keep us focused & aligned to the evidence in our efforts.

Conditions of Safety: A Systematic Review of Safeguarding Models and Concepts for Preventing Organizational Child Sexual Abuse - Douglas H Russell, Daryl J Higgins, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15…

Laws that strip childcare funding from centres breaching standards to be introduced abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2… via @ABCaustralia

Three-year wait for national criminal history checker makes parents 'sick' abc.net.au/news/2026-02-2… via @ABCaustralia

The Victorian Parliament has passed landmark legislation protecting children born with variations in sex characteristics from unnecessary medical procedures without their consent, in a move celebrated by Intersex advocates and LGBTIQ+ organisations. starobserver.com.au/news/intersex-…

From Monday, all allegations of reportable conduct or child safety concerns that you would usually make to the Commission for Children and Young People @CCYPVictoria must be reported to the Social Services Regulator. All reports need to be lodged here: vic.gov.au/social-service…