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Watchdog’s latest report says childcare in Australia is ‘relatively less affordable for households than in most other OECD countries’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCaps on childcare fees may be required to prev…
Charge sheets show the man allegedly assaulted children over 15 years at centres all across BrisbaneGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland childcare worker accused of being one of Australia’s worst paedo…
Child welfare expert says a nationwide standard of risk assessment needs to be driven at the federal levelFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland and …
National check system and specialist instruction should be implemented to create a ‘truly child-safe environment’, experts sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSpecialist child protection training for childcare wo…
Australian federal police allege offences occurred against girls in Brisbane, Sydney and overseas over a 15-year periodFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA …
ACCC says number of centres charging above hourly rate cap has doubled as government’s cheaper childcare package comes into forceFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news…
Experts warn early learning centres may seek to capitalise on government’s scheme, which comes into effect from 1 JulyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo years ago, it cost Jessica* $176 a day to send her daught…
Sector already in crisis will lose workers to better paid aged care unless there is ‘significant uplift’ in wages, UWU saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe union representing early childhood educators has con…
But critics say government is unlikely to scrap activity test, which reduces payments when one parent works less than 15 hours a weekGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government’s first full-year budg…
Labor downplays delivering on women’s taskforce wishlist all at once but promises to ‘build upon’ investments in future budgetsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news p…