![Brogan & Deborah Byrne (Facebook)](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/a/k/a/5/image.related.landscape.380x253.gvak8r.png/1490918298446.jpg)
Latest
![Andrew's parents Cindy and David Ong.](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/7/e/f/l/image.related.landscape.300x200.gv7eww.png/1490606556671.jpg)
Schoolboy who left five-page sorry note found safe
A schoolboy devastated at the thought of disappointing his parents has been found nearly 12 hours after he ran away from his family home.
![Four members of the Caulfield family will receive Australian Bravery Awards in 2017.](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/5/g/c/m/image.related.landscape.300x200.gv668r.png/1490518906781.jpg)
'I thought I was going to die': Kids save mum from domestic violence
"I remember when the bullet got shot it was slow motion, I remember powder in the air, I remember watching this bullet come towards me."
![<i></i>](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/3/t/o/d/image.related.landscape.300x200.gv3qkz.png/1490168644607.jpg)
Find Madeleine McCann Facebook page closed due to trolls
As Gerry and Kate McCann prepare to face the 10th anniversary of their daughter's disappearance a Facebook page dedicated to finding the little girl has been targetted by hateful trolls.
![Melissa Teasdale with her son Ryan, 11, who died in Unanderra while boogie-boarding in a local park in the rain.](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/1/0/e/7/image.related.landscape.300x200.gv1obl.png/1489994179607.jpg)
'Deep down, we knew he was gone': Mother's pain after son swept away in flood
Melissa Teasdale knew she would not recover her son after he went missing in floodwaters last week.
![Ryan Teasdale, 11, had been missing since Thursday afternoon.](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/0/0/p/l/image.related.landscape.300x200.gv0b31.png/1489735634881.jpg)
Body of Ryan Teasdale, missing in Unanderra floodwaters, believed found
Police have found the body of a boy believed to be that of Ryan Teasdale who disappeared on Thursday afternoon.
![<i></i>](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/0/h/f/p/image.related.landscape.300x200.gv0fdb.png/1489972456891.jpg)
Parents petition to change 'embarrassing' school name
It's no secret that high school can be a pretty brutal place for some kids - right when they're already navigating the challenges of puberty and all its associated joys (read: horrors).
![Ryan Teasdale, 11, is missing in Unanderra.](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/0/0/p/l/image.related.landscape.300x200.gv028u.png/1489731538599.jpg)
Search continues for 11-year-old boy missing in floodwaters
Police hold grave fears as they resume a full search for missing boy Ryan Teasdale who is feared swept away in floodwaters in Unanderra.
![Facing a possible $1 million fine: Belle Gibson.](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/5/e/b/image.related.landscape.300x200.guy8vn.png/1489579879693.jpg)
'Parasite': Belle Gibson 'deliberately played' the Australian public
Fake cancer guru Belle Gibson, who is facing a possible $1 million fine after being found by a Federal Court judge to have "deliberately played" the Australian public, has been caught spruiking another fad diet and bragging about intestinal worms.
![Alcohol interlock devices similar to this are now a must for repeat WA drink drivers.](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/o/x/p/4/image.related.landscape.300x200.guyhba.png/1489620728203.jpg)
Perth mother with kids in the car five times over the legal limit
A Perth mum picking up her child from school has been pinged for drink driving at more than five times the legal limit.
!["She really did love Seth": Mr Davis said Stacey Docherty, 38, put their son first.](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/x/c/t/q/image.related.landscape.300x200.guxz9t.png/1489548704460.jpg)
Ex-partner defends Sydney woman found dead in house with son
At 9am on Monday, Matt Davis received a message from his ex-partner, the mother of his child.
![William, 2, and Ayden, 6, died within six weeks of each other.](/web/20170331025624im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/x/c/z/v/image.related.landscape.300x200.guxd0g.png/1489454335837.jpg)
Family devastated by loss of two children in six weeks
One US family has suffered a second unimaginable loss, losing two young children in just six weeks.
Search pagination