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22 August 2025 The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care in NSW and the ACT welcomes national reforms to improve child safety but calls for further action to reduce the excessive amount of paperwork. Federal and state education ministers met today to announce a national register of all childcare staff to verify … Continued
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National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds will hold a media conference today to respond to the outcomes of a meeting of federal, state and territory education ministers in relation to improving child safety in childcare settings. Education ministers from across the nation are meeting in Sydney today, with a rollout of CCTV and mobile phone bans in … Continued
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National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has congratulated Attorney-General Michelle Rowland on decisive action and strong leadership following a landmark meeting of the Standing Council of Attorneys-General on Friday, where agreements were made for critical reforms to the Working With Children Check scheme. National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds: ‘These agreements, to act on recommendations made by … Continued
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15 August 2025 The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care in NSW and the ACT welcomes united efforts by Australia’s attorneys-general to standardise Working With Children Checks (WWCC). This follows distressing allegations of abuse in both the early childhood education and care sector and the out-of-school-hours sector. “This is an important reform … Continued
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13 August 2025 The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care in NSW and the ACT will today call for more reforms to build a much stronger child safety culture and restore confidence in the sector. “Our members are appalled by media reports of abuse and mistreatment of young children, mainly in for-profit centres,” said Independent … Continued
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Keeping Kids Safe and Well-Fed: New National Allergy and Nutrition Training for Childcare Staff A new national training program is helping long day care services across Australia respond to a growing need: how to safely manage food allergies while providing nutritious meals for children with diverse dietary requirements. Around 1.3 million Australian children under the … Continued
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‘DON’T GO TO THE SHOW’ Senator Payman warns parents about child safety threat Western Australia’s only independent Senator, Fatima Payman, is warning parents not to take their children to the Royal Perth Show until child safety can be guaranteed. An ABC report today says Show authorities are refusing to say if all workers at … Continued
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31 July 2025 The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care welcomes legislation passed by federal parliament today that would cut government funding from childcare providers repeatedly failing safety requirements. “The IEU supports blocking federal funding from substandard providers,” said Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Carol Matthews. “This is the … Continued
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23 July 2025 The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care welcomes legislation introduced to federal parliament today that would cut government funding from providers repeatedly failing safety requirements. “The IEU supports cutting federal funding from providers that do not prioritise child safety and those that put profits ahead of the children they … Continued
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Emergency Child Care Wage Audit Needed Is government policy working? The Federal Government should order an immediate review of its Early Childhood Educator retention payment and urgently audit its effectiveness. Western Australia Senator Fatima Payman suspects reported drastic staffing problems are being caused by the government undervaluing the workforce, and possible rorting by … Continued
