Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated that the Government will be in a position to make further announcements on the next steps for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector’s current and future funding arrangements “in the not too distant future.”

To honour the spirit of this year’s National Reconciliation Week theme ‘in this together’ MacKillop Family Services (MacKillop) launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) this week following two years of ‘deep listening’ and consultation with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities they serve.

Robodebt isn’t the only measure the government should consider withdrawing.

The Sentencing Advisory Council released the third and final report in its series on ‘crossover kids’ – children sentenced or diverted in the Children’s Court of Victoria who are also known to the Child Protection Service – this week, finding that children known to child protection are over-represented among sentenced and diverted children.

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children recently provided a submission to the Federal Government inquiry into COVID-19 responses, based on consultation with its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early years network about the impacts of COVID-19 on children, families and services.