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Kids Overboard – September 2007
Prime Minister John Howard recently announced
a ‘national emergency response’ to protect Aboriginal
children in the Northern Territory from abuse. The measures
have been met with mixed reactions, with many criticising
the government for taking so long to respond and others
calling the move an election stunt. Here, Julian Pocock
outlines the views from the Secretariat of National Aboriginal
& Islander Child Care (SNAICC).
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Question
Time – September 2007
With the polls suggesting a landslide
win to Labor, it’s hard not to speak in the past tense
about the Government. But still—it’s not over
till it’s over. Eddy Jokovich gives his spin on the
2007 federal election and how childcare shapes up.
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Promises,
Promises – Federal Politics – July 2007
Canberra’s at it again. With
an election in the wings, our federal politicians have hit
the campaign trail. Katie Sutherland takes a look at who’s
saying what and where childcare fits in.
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Federal
Hotline under fire – December 2006
The Child Care Access Hotline is
under fire from services and parents alike. Now the Australian
Government has announced it will spend $73.2 million developing
an IT system to bring the sector online. But will the problems
remain? Vanessa McQuarrie reports.
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Perfect
match? – December 2006
Children’s services have raised
concerns about whether the organisations short-listed to
provide early intervention programs by the NSW Department
of Community Services (DoCS) will be delivering quality
childcare. Vanessa McQuarrie reports.
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Defusing
the time bomb – December 2006
When is it too soon to tackle childhood
obesity? A new report gives support to the idea that early
childcare settings can make a positive contribution to addressing
and even preventing later problems. Vanessa McQuarrie reports.
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