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Reforms begin to close working-with-children loopholes

An urgent plan to close loopholes in working with children checks will not "reinvent the wheel" but the government is confident it will help protect children.

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Parents urged to go to police with childcare concerns

Childcare educators are working for years after being banned and police want parents to report suspicions immediately to protect kids, an inquiry has been told.

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'Tragic' childcare abuse shouldn't drive kneejerk shift

Parents are questioning whether to send their children to preschool in the wake of horror abuse reports and trust in the sector is at a new low, advocates say.

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Child Reportedly Diagnosed With STI After Former Childcare Worker Arrested

A child who attended a daycare which employed alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown has reportedly been diagnosed with gonorrhoea. playsinline>

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Alleged childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown likely to face more charges, court told

Magistrate Donna Bakos granted an application by police for extra time to compile additional evidence against Brown

The Guardian - AU

Police given more time to investigate accused pedophile

A childcare worker accused of abusing eight children is expected to face further charges as prosecutors successfully applied for more time to gather evidence.

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Victoria to establish state register of childcare workers within weeks, Jacinta Allan says

State’s premier says systems ‘need to be strengthened’ after an alleged Victorian sex offender was sacked from multiple centres

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As a male kinder teacher I agree more needs to be done to protect children. But the solution is not to vilify people like me

Children deserve the best educators, regardless of gender. And the men who choose to work in this field deserve to do so without being seen as threats

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'We failed': families seek options after abuse charges

Concerned parents are investigating all options to ensure the safety of their children after a childcare educator was charged with abuse.

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Alleged sex offender Joshua Dale Brown was sacked by Melbourne childcare centre in 2021 before joining another

Nido Early School confirmed it terminated Brown from its Werribee childcare service during his probation period but not because of any behaviour towards children

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Parents shocked at charge against childcare worker

Children have been collected by worried parents from a childcare facility where a worker was charged with indecent treatment of a four-year-old.

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Calls for childcare register to include work histories

There are calls for the employment history of childcare workers to be included in a national register after an accused abuser was sacked but continued to work.

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Hundreds of children to be tested for sexually transmitted infections in Australia amid childcare abuse case

Police expand probe to four new centres as families demand answers over failures in screening process

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Afternoon Update: minister calls for childcare worker database; Malaysians criticise US ambassador pick; and an inquisitive whale visits Sydney

Jason Clare backed more CCTV but dismissed calls to bar men from working in the childcare industry altogether

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Jason Clare criticises ‘drip feed’ of information as accused childcare paedophile’s workplace list grows

Education minister says allegations against Joshua Dale Brown, who worked across more than 20 childcare centres, show urgent need for national database

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Parents' nightmare as alleged abuser work links grow

The spotlight is on childcare centre record-keeping as parents have been left distressed to learn an accused abuser worked at more sites than first thought.

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Afternoon Update: STI tests for 800 more children amid abuse allegations; Hannah Thomas pleads not guilty; and pint-sized pubs

Police say they now believe Brown worked at 23 childcare centres between January 2017 and May 2025

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Additional 800 children to be tested for STIs as police investigate accused Melbourne childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown

Four more childcare centres added to list of Brown’s workplaces and additional employment dates added for 10 other centres

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Hundreds more kids to be tested as abuse scandal widens

Authorities are contacting the families of 800 children to undergo screening after finding an alleged sex offender worked in another four childcare centres.

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Accused abuser worked after childcare misconduct claims

A state government has backed its handling of a childcare abuse scandal in the wake of fresh revelations about the man's worrying behaviour.

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Second childcare's CCTV promise after alleged sex abuse

A major childcare provider is following a rival in installing CCTV cameras at its centres after another former worker was charged with sexually abusing kids.

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Affinity group to install CCTV at all its childcare centres – as it happened

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Childcare firm to roll out CCTV after alleged sex abuse

A parent is suing the childcare giant where several children were allegedly abused as the company promises changes starting with security cameras.

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Super funds demand answers from for-profit childcare operator where children were allegedly sexually abused

Socially responsible funds that invested in G8 Education seek explanation around staff screening and child safety measures

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Childcare abuse allegations prompt wider risk warning

There is typically one report of sexual abuse in Australian childcare centres each day, but the scale of the problem goes well beyond the under-pressure sector.

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