The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) has released its 26th NQF Snapshot report, summarising quality rating results for education and care services operating under the National Quality Framework (NQF).

In addition to presenting early data about the transition for services and families, this report provides context for the reform package through a review of the history of child care in Australia and a detailed overview of child care provision and the nature and objectives of the Child Care Package at the point of its...

VACCA's submission directly responds to s3 of the Terms of Reference for this inquiry: in considering the need for and design of a legislated spent convictions scheme, the Committee should have regard to the experience of groups in our community who suffer particular disadvantage due to past convictions, such as young people and Aboriginal and...

The birth of a child changes little for Australian fathers’ working lives, according to recent analysis of employment trends in the past few decades by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

In the leadup to the 2019 election, Opposition Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education and Development, Amanda Rishworth, claims wages are stagnant yet living costs keep rising. He claims that since the Coalition came to power, child care costs have in