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Preschool teachers urge NSW government to provide funding for fair pay

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13 October 2025 MEDIA ALERT When Wednesday 15 October, 11.30am for 11.45am Where Top of Martin Place, Sydney (opposite NSW Parliament House) What Press conference and photo opportunity Who IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Carol Matthews; preschool teachers   The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care in NSW and the ACT on Wednesday will hold a Day … Continued

Children suffer as hidden victims of coercive control in NSW, especially in regional areas

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Barnardos Australia warns that children in regional NSW are bearing the brunt of coercive control, as new crime statistics reveal rural communities are experiencing dramatically higher rates than other areas. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research quarterly report shows regional NSW recorded 170 coercive control incidents from July 2024 to June 2025 compared … Continued

QLD kindy staff say “no” to outdated working conditions

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Creche and Kindergarten (C&K) branch centre employees across Queensland have had their say and overwhelmingly voted no to their employer’s plan for outdated working conditions. The Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) said teachers and assistants at over 140 C&K kindergartens rejected their employer’s plan at a ballot conducted late last week. … Continued

C&K’s “children first” claim at risk as staff are put last

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Key Facts: Creche and Kindergarten (C&K) branch centre staff in Queensland are voting against proposed working conditions that maintain outdated provisions. Key issues include no additional time for kindergarten directors, who currently receive only 9 minutes daily to manage an increasing administrative and child protection regulatory load. The proposal fails to guarantee wages or super … Continued

‘It takes a village to raise a child’ – for many Australian families the village they need is out of reach

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Media release                    8th September 2025  ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ – for many Australian families the village they need is out of reach   The 2025 Uniting Families Report, released today, reveals a stark truth: while most Australian families value the support of a ‘village’ in raising children, not all have … Continued

National Children’s Commissioner commends agreements by education ministers on urgent child safety reforms

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Friday 22 August 2025: Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner has commended the Australian Government’s leadership on urgent child safety reforms agreed at today’s historic meeting of education ministers across the federation. National, state and territory ministers met in Sydney today to commit to a trial of CCTV and rollout of mobile phone bans in childcare centres, … Continued