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Arvind Ajay Singh, 43, was convicted of indecent treatment of a child under care.

Childcare abuser jailed, family left disgusted by long wait for justice

Arvind Ajay Singh will spend only 10 months behind bars – a sentence the victim’s father said had left him “absolutely devastated”.

  • Dan Nolan

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The man will serve at least four years for possessing and sharing child abuse material, and grooming children in Australia and overseas.

Melbourne man jailed for grooming children on the dark web

The 78-year-old also recruited young people to have sexual conversations with children and share child abuse material, police said.

  • Angus Delaney
The parents faced court last month.

‘You don’t know my kids’: WA parents arrested after young children left home alone

The children – aged eight, nine and 11 – were left to take care of themselves for regular periods so their mother could further her business while their father worked fly-in, fly-out.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Tony Burke is facing pressure to act on the case.

Pressure on Burke to deport accused paedophile from Sunshine Coast

The accused paedophile says he’s too sick to travel to New Zealand to face charges.

  • Dan Nolan
Grace Tame told a national conference about ending violence against women that organisations had cancelled her speaking work for the rest of 2026.

Grace Tame’s bookings cancelled for 2026 amid ‘national smear campaign’

After telling a conference how child sexual abuse thrives on silence, the former Australian of the Year revealed her public speaking engagements for the year had been cancelled.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Sarah said justice for her daughter and family has taken too long.

Sarah’s daughter was allegedly abused by a notorious paedophile. Almost a decade on, he’s yet to be charged

Ashley Paul Griffith has yet to be extradited from Queensland to face charges for 180 offences committed while employed at a Sydney daycare centre.

  • Amber Schultz
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Victoria Police Detective Sergeant Jason Regan was part of a major undercover operation.

‘Some of the worst’: Dozens charged as police bust online paedophile ring

Men across Victoria and NSW have been arrested in a major police operation that uncovered some of the most depraved child abuse material investigators have ever seen.

  • Melissa Cunningham
The offender walked free from court on a suspended sentence last year.

He raped his sister then walked free. Now he will serve time behind bars

The man was given 72 hours to hand himself in before being thrown behind bars.

  • James Hall and Cloe Read
Sam said the abuse left him unable to tell his children he loved them.

A nun allegedly raped Sam. Then she introduced him to another abuser

Sam says he was flogged, raped and abused at a NSW boys’ home. A landmark ruling may help him get justice.

  • Amber Schultz and Michaela Whitbourn
The offender walked free from Ipswich District Court on a suspended sentence last year.

Appeal judges question ‘exceptional circumstances’ that allowed rapist to walk free

Queensland’s attorney-general lodged an appeal after the man escaped jail time, despite being convicted of inflicting abuse on his younger sister over many years.

  • Marissa Calligeros