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Commissioner, Paul Anastassiou KC is seen during the official opening of the Commission of Inquiry into the Child Safety System at the Brisbane Magistrates Court in Brisbane on Wednesday.

Queensland’s child safety system is ‘broken’. This body is tasked with fixing it

A 17-month inquiry, which began on Wednesday, will investigate failures in the institutions and processes that exist to protect our young.

  • William Davis

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Education Minister Ben Carroll says children’s commissioner role must be filled urgently.

Pressure grows on Labor for answers on childcare safety crisis

Criticism is mounting over critical role left vacant and unheeded warnings that children were in danger.

  • Noel Towell
Elon Musk’s X has dismissed take down orders from Australia’s eSafety commissioner.

‘MechaHitler’: Why Elon Musk’s chatbot is at the centre of an Australian legal dispute

Elon Musk’s X and Australia’s online safety watchdog are back in court. Here’s what to know.

  • David Swan
Recent news has left many Australians questioning their child’s safety in early education settings, as the sector and governments scramble to address concerns.

How do you choose a safe childcare centre?

One mum toured 11 facilities, another opted to “stay and play”. Both wanted to ensure their child’s safety in a system that now seems broken.

  • Courtney Kruk
Illustration: Monique Westermann

Childcare horrors are shocking, but they’re no surprise to me

I’ve been investigating the childcare industry for almost a year. Now, Australia’s children deserve no less than a royal commission or independent inquiry.

  • Adele Ferguson
The charges against childcare worker Joshua Brown, 26, were revealed on Tuesday after a suppression order was lifted.

Inside the life of alleged Melbourne childcare rapist Joshua Brown

A decade before he was accused of child abuse, Joshua Brown was studying childcare in high school to fast-track his path into a job just weeks after graduating.

  • Sherryn Groch and Carla Jaeger
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Education Minister Jason Clare.

New laws set to give officers power to conduct random spot checks of childcare centres

Federal Labor plans to introduce laws that reform the childcare sector as Education Minister Jason Clare admits change has taken “too bloody long”.

  • Olivia Ireland
Joshua Brown is alleged to have abused eight children who attended the Creative Garden Early Learning Centre in Point Cook between April 2022 and January 2023.

Relentless push for profit is failing our kids

Childcare standards need to be lifted across the country but can the for-profit operators meet the challenge?

  • Colin Kruger
Parents have been advised they need to get their children tested again for different STIs.

Potential child abuse victims sent for more STI tests, as accused paedophile’s work history errors revealed

Parents say the accused child abuser was working with children at an Essendon daycare centre months before authorities say he started there.

  • Chris Vedelago, Noel Towell, Broede Carmody and Nicole Precel
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Parents tell of sleepless nights during ‘traumatic’ wait for child’s STI test results

A family affected by a childcare sexual abuse scandal have told this masthead of their frantic search for answers and a traumatic wait for STI test results for their four-year-old.

  • Noel Towell, Nicole Precel, Cassandra Morgan, Chris Vedelago and Broede Carmody

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/child-safety-hr8