by Catherine Suelo | Jul 15, 2024 | Child Development, Childcare News, Helpful Information, Long Day Care, Parents
Victoria Minson, Australian Catholic University There is a new push to make early education and care more affordable for Australian families. The Productivity Commission is due to hand a major report to the federal government at the end of June on how to give all...
by Catherine Suelo | Jul 1, 2024 | Child Development, Childcare News, Helpful Information, Vacancy News
Rawpixel/Shutterstock Lisa M. Given, RMIT University Debate continues to rage in Australia over whether children should (or can) be banned from social media. Following politicians’ recent promises to ban those under 16 from the platforms, eSafety Commissioner Julie...
by Catherine Suelo | Jun 15, 2024 | Child Development, Helpful Information, Parents
Simon C Griffith Max M Gillings, Macquarie University; Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University, and Simon Griffith, Macquarie University Recent public health threats such as COVID, and the current bird flu outbreak in Victoria, show we can’t separate human health...
by Catherine Suelo | Jun 3, 2024 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Sharomka/Shutterstock Amy Reichelt, University of Adelaide It’s a Saturday afternoon at a kids’ birthday party. Hordes of children are swarming between the spread of birthday treats and party games. Half-eaten cupcakes, biscuits and lollies litter the floor, and the...
by Catherine Suelo | May 15, 2024 | Childcare News, Helpful Information, Parents
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra As it looks to an election next year when holding up Labor’s female vote will be vital, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared Tuesday will bring “a budget for mums and middle Australia”. “The primary focus of our economic plan is...
by Catherine Suelo | May 1, 2024 | Childcare News, Helpful Information, Parents
Shutterstock Zoe Rathus, Griffith University In October 2023, the federal parliament passed major changes to how children’s cases are decided under the Family Law Act, which kick in next month. Among other things, they repeal a controversial legal presumption...
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