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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Health department ‘regrets’ family affected by accused Melbourne childcare paedophile having to test children for STIs twice

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan during a press conference in Melbourne, Victoria, Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
Premier Jacinta Allan accused the opposition of ‘playing politics’ after they criticised the choice of Jay Weatherill to lead Victoria’s urgent childcare review. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The Victorian health department has acknowledged the distress of a family forced to have their children tested twice for sexually transmitted infections after they attended a childcare centre where alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown had worked.

It comes as the state’s premier, Jacinta Allan, defends the appointment of Jay Weatherill to lead an urgent review into childcare safety in Victoria, accusing the opposition of “playing politics”.

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