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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.

As governments consider mandatory CCTV in early education, one big provider with cameras already installed is yet to formalise guidelines for how the footage will be stored and used

Data shows 4,575 fewer children were enrolled in childcare programs in 2022 compared with the previous year – a 1.3% decrease

Over the past two years, Republican states in the US have passed several voting rights laws and measures under the guise of fighting voter fraud. The new rules, experts warn, are opening avenues for voter intimidation and poll interference, making the midterm elections on November 8 a test of the…

More than half of Republican candidates for either Congress or key state positions in next month’s US midterms question the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election results. This raises fears of further challenges to the democratic process in both the midterms and the 2024 presidential elections.

Experts say deniers may not be able to overturn elections but they weaken public confidence in democratic institutions.

A radical redesign of the funding system will ensure money isn’t siphoned off by the corporations sucking from the government teat

Labor has flagged ‘universal childcare’ as a policy goal – but so much needs to be done for a system on the verge of collapse

Hundreds of childcare centres have temporarily shut their doors due to the virus, and there are calls for more financial support to avoid permanent closures.