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Proposed changes to NT child protection laws spark fears of 'generations' of harm - ABC News
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (644+ words) Ben Grimes says the "rushed" law changes represent "the politicisation of a tragedy". (ABC News: Dane Hirst) The Northern Territory's peak Aboriginal service bodies, along with opposition and crossbench MLA's, have slammed proposed changes to the territory's child protection laws....
Prioritising intergenerational fairness must also extend to the wellbeing of our children
7+ hour, 21+ min ago (326+ words) Alyssa Milton and Luara Ferracioli Viewed through this lens, intergenerational fairness becomes less about competition between generations and more about whether we are investing adequately in the environments, opportunities and social infrastructure children need to thrive. Importantly, good OSHC is…...
SA teacher who lost long service leave while caring for son says system disadvantages women
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (814+ words) Former relief teacher Rachel Toyer has been raising awareness about an education department policy that she argues discriminates against mothers. (ABC News: Che Chorley) Former contract teacher Rachel Toyer was unable to take long-service leave because she had a gap…...
In-home childcare sector faces collapse as government fails to extend wage subsidies for educators - ABC News
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (1082+ words) Emilia and Alyssa are both undergoing treatment for leukaemia, and need to be kept safe at home to avoid illness. (Supplied) The in-home childcare sector is not currently eligible for a government-funded worker retention payment to meet the cost of…...
Major childcare operator reveals list of 40 centres to close
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (841+ words) Childcare group G8 will close about 10 per cent of its centres. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says she is concerned about the closures and insists the government is monitoring the situation. Childcare group G8, which was rocked last year when one of its…...
Husband's dying wish for more kids an impossible choice in childcare desert
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (933+ words) Samantha Muddle, a nurse, can not work because of a lack of child care for her son. (ABC Southern Qld: Elly Bradfield) Nurse Samantha Muddle has been looking for a nanny for her son for more than a year." Across…...
Can Australia afford free childcare?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (108+ words) VIDEO: Can Australia afford free childcare? Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Can Australia afford free childcare? Alan Kohler has a suggestion for the treasurer: nationalise the childcare industry and make it free by extending public education to kids under 5. More ABC…...
The network of Liberals behind two 'grassroots' childcare campaigns
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (1728+ words) Jen Fleming, co-founder of Childcare Choice, takes a selfie while in a television studio. (Jen Fleming) The co-founders of both Childcare Choice and For Parents previously worked for Liberal MPs, and they have several other connections to the Liberal Party....
Can Australia's childcare sector look overseas on how to strengthen the sector?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (107+ words) Australian Broadcasting Corporation Program: Can Australia's childcare sector look overseas on how to strengthen the sector? The next few weeks are shaping as crucial for the childcare and early education sector as key state and federal government reports, investigating safety…...
To secure their children's future, these mothers are leaving them behind
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1638+ words) Yoga struggled to call his mother "Ibu" " Indonesian for "Mum" " when he was young because he did not grow up with her. (Supplied: Yoga Prasetyo) Yoga Prasetyo belongs to a generation of children in South-East Asia raised without their mothers....