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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher a nominee for WA’s Young Australian of the Year

Dr Hayley Passmore is among four nominees for Western Australia’s 2022 Young Australian of the Year.

Report showing poor outcomes for young people who’ve been in out-of-home care underscores need for more support

A The Kids report which found young people leaving foster care are in desperate need of more help transitioning to adulthood has lent strength to a national push to extend formal support to the age of 21.

Meet Baxter Hutchinson

Baxter Hutchinson was diagnosed with two life-threatening brain tumours a year ago, aged 17. Since then he has undergone surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in his journey to beat the cancer.

Feeding change helps keep kids with intellectual disability out of hospital

Children with intellectual disability who underwent gastrostomy – a feeding tube placed into the stomach – had better overall health and fewer hospitalisations for all causes except acute respiratory illnesses, research led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found.

Child health research set to benefit from national grants

Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded $4.6 million in national funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to help support child health research.

The Kids welcomes new Closing the Gap targets

The Kids Research Institute Australia has welcomed the announcement of a new National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

The Kids researchers named as finalists in 2020 Premier’s Science Awards

Two The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been named as finalists in the 2020 Western Australian Premier’s Science Awards.

The Kids Research Institute Australia welcomes “top-up” funding for Medical Research Future Fund

Perth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia has welcomed a major funding boost for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Detention is no place for any child

The Kids Research Institute Australia is supporting calls for the urgent release of Biloela family from held detention.

The Kids Research Institute Australia welcomes reunion of Murugappan family in Perth

The Kids Research Institute Australia has welcomed the announcement that the Murugappan family will be moved into community detention in Perth.