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Understanding child safe standard 1:creating culturally safe environments
Under Victorian law, all organisations subject to the Child Safe Standards must meet the requirements of all 11 Standards.
2025-05-02 10:00:30
by Fiona Alston
Policy
South Australia introduces nation’s toughest laws to protect children from sexual offenders
Under the reforms, serious child sex offenders who reoffend after serving a prison term will face indefinite detention, with no release unless they can demonstrate to the courts that they are no longer a threat to the community.
2025-04-29 16:28:01
by Fiona Alston
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Calls grow for action after reports of child-on-child assaults in Queensland childcare services
Concerns are mounting over the handling of child-on-child sexual assaults in Queensland childcare services, following reports of two separate incidents involving very young children.
2025-04-28 12:52:46
by Isabella Southwell
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Sector responds to Government announcement of three days of ECEC
A number of organisations, early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers and sector advocates have responded to the recent announcement that, from January 2026, the Activity Test will be removed, and families will be able to access at least 72 hours of subsidised care each fortnight (100 hours for First Nations children.)
2025-02-17 07:46:27
by Freya Lucas
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3 day guarantee passes through Parliament
Crucial changes to legislation underpinning the early childhood education and care (ECEC) landscape have passed through Parliament on what some anticipate to be the final parliamentary sitting day before the election, which must be held by 17 May 2025.
2025-02-14 07:58:49
by Freya Lucas
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Inquiry launched into oversight and regulation of the early childhood sector
2025-04-24 11:09:45
by Isabella Southwell
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What’s changing with prescribed discounts and why it matters
2025-04-24 10:39:29
by Isabella Southwell
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Educators call for change in early learning sector through new national campaign
2025-04-29 12:45:24
by Isabella Southwell
