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More than 170 people facing allegations still have work-with-children clearance
But authorities will have the power to immediately suspend those clearances once a bill being rushed through Victorian parliament passes.
- Rachel Eddie
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- Mental health
Workers’ mental health compo claims being rejected at twice the rate
WorkSafe figures mapping changes to Victoria’s compensation scheme since eligibility was tightened show a significant jump in the number of mental health claims being knocked back.
- Kieran Rooney
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- Gambling
Gambling reformers lash out at pokies trial over missing loss limits
Anti-pokies campaigners have dumped their support for a trial of carded-play technology after the government ditched its commitment to include mandatory loss limits.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Indigenous
Treaty negotiations complete, a historic agreement is within reach
A new Indigenous body is to have the power to question ministers, call public hearings and advise government.
- Chip Le Grand
‘Our pets give us unconditional love’: Why the PM says this state law needs review
It’s now legal for pets to be buried with their humans in public cemeteries in NSW but it’s still banned in Victoria. For some people, though, that hasn’t stopped them.
- Nell Geraets
Surge workforce could take over failing childcare centres
The Victorian government committed to going it alone to trial CCTV if necessary. But education ministers around the country are expected to support a national trial at a meeting on Friday.
- Rachel Eddie
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- Melbourne childcare crisis
Those who profit from childcare must put safety first, or get out of the industry
The most ambitious reform in the childcare review would see owners, funders and board members of for-profit centres forced to make the interests of children their “paramount consideration”.
- Chip Le Grand
Unproven abuse allegations against childcare workers should be shared, says report
A rapid review into Victoria’s childcare sector has also recommended that every centre be randomly inspected once a year and the state should establish an independent regulator.
- Rachel Eddie, Chip Le Grand and Carla Jaeger
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- Religion
Fears emerge on Liberal religious right that cult inquiry unfairly targets Pentecostal churches
In an email to a think tank, an employee of a Liberal MP defended the Geelong Revival Centre, which has been accused of decades of abuse, as “strict but not coercive”.
- Rachel Eddie
‘A gift for our opponents’: Liberal boss calls for unity to stem electoral bleeding
Philip Davis has called for resignations from the party’s administrative committee and urged members to set aside internal dramas to become electable.
- Rachel Eddie