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One in five children now living in poverty, Barnardos warns
Australia’s child poverty crisis has reached breaking point, with new data revealing that more than 820,000 children are now living below the poverty line, the highest figure in more than 20 years.
2025-10-24 08:15:39
by Fiona Alston
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Beyond the exit: What Centacare’s Brisbane closure reveals about continuity in disability care
As Brisbane Centacare families face change, the sector faces a larger question: how can we ensure stability and trust when providers withdraw?
2025-10-23 08:30:38
by Fiona Alston
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Universal child and family health services: A critical lever for equitable early development
A recent Medical Journal of Australia perspective argues that universal child and family health (CFH) services must be strengthened and better integrated with early childhood systems to improve health and development outcomes for all Australian children—particularly those experiencing disadvantage.
2025-10-23 07:30:34
by Fiona Alston
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Free research-based resources for children of parents with complex PTSD
This article contains content some readers may find these topics confronting or distressing. Please consider your own wellbeing before reading. Support service information is provided at the end of the article.
2025-10-22 08:00:06
by Fiona Alston
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A year of transformation and expanded mandate: Queensland Family and Child Commission’s 2024–25 highlights
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2025-10-22 07:45:54
by Fiona Alston
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Democracy begins in the infant and toddler room: Reflections from the Early Childhood Australia 2025 Conference
2025-10-16 08:00:48
by Karen Hope
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New Guardian Childcare’s To BE Me program connects families, educators and children through personalised learning
2025-10-17 08:00:31
by Fiona Alston
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AERO invites ECEC providers to join leading national partnership in 2026
2025-10-17 08:30:45
by Fiona Alston
