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Victoria will fast-track new child safety laws as part of a system ‘overhaul’. Here’s what we know

The power to immediately suspend an individual’s working with children check during an investigation is among changes expected to pass parliament this week

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Can Australia’s new childcare safety policies keep our children safe? The devil is in the details

A national register for staff, mandatory CCTV and a mobile phone ban in childcare centres are among the announcements – but what’s missing is equally notable

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Disability groups join states in surprise at plan to divert children with autism from NDIS

Minister’s announcement ‘has created further uncertainty’, advocates say and they are ‘collectively disappointed’ by the lack of engagement

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Families' fearful wait to learn alleged abuser's moves

Parents are facing an anxious wait to find out if their kids have been exposed to a childcare worker accused of serial sexual abuse.

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Victoria orders urgent review into childcare safety after allegations of abuse by worker

Premier says ‘short and sharp’ review will consider whether Victoria can go ‘even further and act faster’ on any federal measures

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Childcare changes just a 'bandaid' after abuse case

Expedited childcare reforms will only be a stop-gap response and won't address the root causes of abuse in the sector, an early childhood advocate says.

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The Melbourne childcare sexual abuse charges: what we know so far and what affected families should do

Joshua Brown, 26, has been charged with more than 70 offences with police also investigating allegations of offending at a second Melbourne daycare centre

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Plea for action over death of six kids in protection

Six children connected to Victoria's child protection system have died in the last three months, sparking a plea for more action to protect vulnerable kids.

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Victoria in the dark on proposed NDIS changes on eve of national cabinet meeting, minister says

Lizzie Blandthorn accuses the federal government of not providing enough information, but Bill Shorten is ‘quietly positive’ reforms can be agreed

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Authorities to consider past Aboriginal mistreatment in child protection cases under newly passed Victorian bill

Parliament passes landmark legislation aimed at reducing number of Indigenous children entering care

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Victoria to review child protection laws as minister apologises for removal of Indigenous children

Lizzie Blandthorn says giving parents two years to reform their lives before losing children is a ‘blunt instrument’

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No opt out for Vic health sharing scheme as bill passes

A bill to share patient health records through a central database has passed Victorian parliament with increased oversight and privacy protections.

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Daniel Andrews seizes on popularity of State Electricity Commission promise to create a new ministry

Premier announces Lily D’Ambrosio will be minister responsible for SEC as part of new cabinet

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Victoria vows to overhaul child protection as Yoorrook Justice Commission begins public hearings

Daniel Andrews says too many First Nations children taken from families and plans to work with minister to ‘devise a new system’

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Daniel Andrews unveils Victorian ministry

Victoria's new ministry will be sworn in at a ceremony at Government House following last month's state election.

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Building review panel finds systemic issues with Victoria's regulatory system

Systemic failures in communication and a fragmented approach to regulation are leaving some people in unsafe homes and cumulatively costing consumers billions of dollars, a leaked government report finds.

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Geelong CBD renewal plans at standstill as residents await government approval

Residents are becoming increasingly frustrated by the delay of a long-awaited framework to revitalise the CBD.

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Vic govt names alternate planning minister

Victoria's energy minister will rule on matters connected to Hawker Britton due to the lobbying firm's ties with planning minister Lizzie Blandthorn.

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Vic minister exclusion to address conflict

Victorian Planning Minister Lizzie Blandthorn will exclude herself from decisions involving the firm her brother works for, Hawker Britton.

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Vic govt denies planning minister conflict

A potential conflict of interest between Victoria's new planning minister and a lobby group will be managed, the state government says.

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Victoria's transformed frontbench sworn in after Labor's major pre-election shake-up

New ministers Steve Dimopoulos and Harriet Shing are part of the cohort that will flank Premier Daniel Andrews as he vies for a third term in government later this year.

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Vic govt ministry sworn in after reshuffle

Victorian Governor Linda Dessau has sworn in the latest Andrews Labor government ministry, including four new frontbenchers.

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Andrews sells 'depth' in new Vic cabinet

Stepping out with his incoming health minister, Premier Daniel Andrews has spruiked the "depth" of Labor's replacements for a raft of retiring frontbenchers.

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