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The NSW Police Child Abuse squad makes an average of 11 arrests per week.

Shattered trust, teetering confidence and far too little action

It’s well past time that governments take action to reform childcare. They are pledging to do so now and must deliver.

  • The Age's View

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The uproar surrounding the case of Joshua Dale Brown understandably has parents demanding immediate action.

We can have a good childcare system, or a cheap one. When protecting children, that choice should be easy

For parents waiting to discover whether their children have been abused, talk of urgency and pledges of reform will wear thin if not followed by palpable action.

  • The Age's View
Commuters wait on the platform during the morning peak hour at Tarneit train station.

Melbourne’s transport divide: The Allan government’s priorities are off track

Residents in Melbourne’s fast-growing northern and western suburbs cannot continue to be so poorly connected to the rest of our city if our economy is to prosper.

  • The Age's View
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan

Rising youth crime allowed to fester on Labor’s watch

Inability to tackle major social issues until they become political headaches can be seen throughout the government’s in-tray.

  • The Age's View
The AUKUS review will certainly feature in talks should Anthony Albanese secure a meeting with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit.

What’s the alternative? The many AUKUS questions the PM must answer

With news the United States is reviewing AUKUS, fundamental questions – both old and new – have surfaced about the merits of the $368 billion submarine deal. The Albanese government must confront them.

  • The Age's View
Brad Battin.

Time to pay the Deeming debt and focus on the job of opposition

If the Liberal Party wants to move towards the voters it seeks to represent it may need to open its wallet.

  • The Age's View
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The “Two Face” mural depicted a Labor Party caught between environmental and economic demands.

Community right to feel Albanese having it both ways on climate

The clear sense of betrayal from some and relief from others suggests many are not sure where the government stands on carbon.

  • The Age's View
This break-up was a decade in the making, writes James Massola.

Sussan Ley was compared with the Liz Truss lettuce, but it’s David Littleproud who’s reduced to clear

Whether the federal opposition is a restumped Coalition, a reimagined Liberal Party or some new configuration, it won’t have much time to get its house in order.

  • The Age's View
Premier Jacinta Allan on Sunday.

State government’s building obsession could rob Peta to pay Paul

Labor should fund the Gonski education reforms and vital health programs now and delay Big Build spending as necessary to do so.

  • The Age's View
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on election night.

Labor has the mandate to think big and seize opportunity

While the government may not wish to blindside the electorate, there is plenty of room for more ambitious reform in areas it has established as priorities.

  • The Age's View

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