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ABC Online carried this report.

A media release was published by the Ministers of Education and Early Childhood Education announcing the changes.

In the case of CEO of Department of Communities and Maragon Australia Pty Ltd t/as Busy Bees Mirrabooka  an order was made by the WA...

The Sector website carried this story.

ABC News Online carried this story.

From 1 January 2026, early childhood education and care services must comply with Queensland’s  Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 . This...

Region Canberra carried this story.

ABC Online carried this story.

The Mandarin recently published an article suggesting actions required.

Under the current national regulatory framework, the national body (Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority – ACECQA)...

Region Canberra carried a report on this case.

Further to my previous post , the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in Tran v Secretary to the Department of Education (Review...

In my previous post, What is Going Wrong with Childcare in Australia ?, I outlined concerns about the number of incidents that are...

To support implementation of the Standards, the Queensland and Family & Child Commission has published Guidelines for Implementing the...

ABC Online published this story recently.

In GDB v Secretary, Department of Education , the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal considered an appeal against the decision of the...

According to information published by the Education and Care Regulatory Unit , top non-compliances for January-March 2025 were: Reg...

Deloitte Access Economics has been engaged on behalf of the Australian Government together with Australian state and territory...

In FXS v Secretary, Department of Education , before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, a nominated supervisor appealed against...