Childcare Abuse Surge: New Reforms in Victoria
Update: 2025-12-29
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Alarming surge in child sex offences in Victorian childcare centres, with reports tripling in five years. Joshua Brown, a childcare worker, charged with abusing babies and toddlers across four Melbourne centres. Police data underrepresents the extent of his crimes. Parents and lawmakers express outrage over regulatory failures, with a parliamentary inquiry revealing years of ignored warnings. New documents reveal the states childcare regulator is understaffed and under-resourced. National reforms are in progress, including a worker information-sharing register and a new independent regulator in Victoria, aiming to double compliance checks to protect young children.
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