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Australia is the only developed country to consistently undertake a developmental census of its children nationwide. The repeated collection of the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) has provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine the prevalence of developmental vulnerability across Australia's states and territories, the socio-economic distribution of developmental vulnerability across jurisdictions, and how these distributions might have changed over time.

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Children who attended playgroup had better development at school entry relative to those who had not attended playgroup

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A risk prediction model allows early identification of children at greatest risk of developing complicated osteomyelitis

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Intussusception is associated with non-enteric adenovirus infections, and Enterovirus B infections

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In South Australian schools, students in Grade 4 to 12 are invited to participate in an annual survey about their wellbeing and engagement in school, referred to as the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection.

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In this project, we aim to understand how mindfulness, compassion, and related constructs are experienced by Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

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The impact of children’s experiences through their first 2,000 days of life – from conception to the start of full-time schooling – are widely acknowledged.

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Former West Australian Treasurer, Hon Ben Wyatt, has accepted a position on the Board of WA’s leading medical research organisation, The Kids Research Institute Australia.

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Digital mental health is changing the landscape of service delivery by addressing challenges associated with traditional therapy. However, practitioners’ use of these resources remains underexamined.

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Mental wellbeing was independently associated with academic achievement and perceived family support but not with physical health variables