The Sector

Have Your Say: NSW Review of the Working with Children Check, shaping child safety laws

Ensuring the safety of children and young people in education, care and community settings is a shared responsibility. In New South Wales (NSW), the Working with Children Check (WWCC) is a cornerstone ...
The Toowoomba Chronicle

‘Concerns’ Up to 39 children to be removed from child protection provider

It can be revealed the accreditation of residential out-of-home care provider CareSouth has been withdrawn following a performance review commenced by the Minns government. The decision means 39 ...
The Sector

NSW signals tougher child safety oversight: what a funding boost to the Office of the ...

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services across New South Wales should expect increased compliance activity after the NSW Government announced additional funding to strengthen the Office of ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Report finds 'shockingly low' government spend on preventing child removals

A report by the peak body for First Nations children has revealed that only 15.6 per cent of child protection spending goes towards family support services. Data shows more than 50 per cent of ...
Community Care

National agency to tackle child protection's 'persistent challenges', says DfE

Government launches consultation on make-up of Child Protection Authority, which is designed to provide national oversight of safeguarding and tackle system's 'fragmentation, failure to learn lessons ...