Child protection can't be everywhere, says minister

Child protection can't be everywhere, says minister

The Children's Minister Lin Thorp denies Tasmania's child protection system is continuing to fail children.
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Child protection failure 'totally unforgivable'

The Tasmanian Opposition says it is unforgivable that a 12-year-old girl who was sold into prostitution was still being seen by the same child protection worker a year later.
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State ward pregnant at 13

THE pregnancy of a 13-year-old girl in state care has sparked renewed controversy about Tasmania's child protection services.