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Childcare reforms count on tech too much to stop abuse

Childcare workers will be placed under greater monitoring and supervision but experts say deeper issues within the sector are enabling predatory behaviour.

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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.

AAP

‘Hacking is assumed now’: experts raise the alarm about added risk of surveillance cameras in childcare centres

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

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Abuse allegations have prompted distress and outrage - but will Australia’s childcare system be fixed?

With an urgent review and new measures to protect children announced, experts argue some form of national oversight is essential

The Guardian - AU

Many of us already knew the childcare sector was in crisis. The question is: what are we going to do about it?

Is it finally time for bold, radical action? I know what I think

The Guardian - AU

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Psychologist Tegan Podubinski knows her regional city needs more mental health support but she and other essential workers need the childcare crisis fixed.

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‘It’s crippling families’: parents say childcare centres pushing up rates as Labor’s subsidy kicks in

Experts warn early learning centres may seek to capitalise on government’s scheme, which comes into effect from early July

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Declining number of Australian children attending preschool sparks calls for universal free childcare

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

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New election laws in some Republican states weaken voting rights

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…

France 24

Spectre of Trumpist election deniers hangs over US midterms

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.

France 24

Eroding trust: How election deniers endanger US democracy

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

Al Jazeera

There is a simple path to affordable childcare in Australia. Does Labor have the courage to take it?

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

The Guardian - AU

Three things I’d fix as Australia’s (fantasy) minister for early education and childcare

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

The Guardian - AU

Omicron sends childcare centres scrambling

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.

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