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  1. Anger as lead found at 10 Broken Hill childcare centres
    By Em Jensen and Bill Ormonde

    The NSW Environment Protection Agency faces criticism after finding high lead contamination at 10 of Broken Hill's 13 childcare facilities.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/lea

    #Lead #ChildCare #ChildrensHealth #RegionalCommunities #StateandTerritoryGovernment #EmJensen #BillOrmonde

  2. Edge Early Learning Centre closed after child hospitalised

    Edge Early Learning in Port Augusta has been ordered to close after an incident which resulted in the hospitalisation of a child attending the service.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/edg

    #ChildCare #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices

  3. Former childcare worker's husband avoids jail for sharing child exploitation material
    By Rachel Jennings and Eliza Kavanagh

    Ronald Houghton received a suspended jail term after he was caught bragging to undercover officers about his experience abusing children in an online chat.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/hus

    #Courts #ChildCare #SexualOffences #ChildAbuse #RachelJennings #ElizaKavanagh

  4. One quarter of Australian kids are ‘developmentally vulnerable’ when they start school. Quality childcare can catch them up

    "We know the first five years are a crucial time in a child’s life. Early experiences, such as family relationships or exposure to trauma, shape brain architecture, which lays the foundation for children’s learning, behaviour and health."

    "Worryingly, a significant proportion of young Australians are not getting the positive early experiences they need. As of 2024, almost 25% of Australian children were identified as “developmentally vulnerable” by the time they start school. This means many children lack the self-regulation, thinking, language, resilience, and social skills needed for learning and getting along with their peers."

    "Our research provides evidence that intervening early – well before children start school – has the potential to make a significant difference to children’s life trajectories." >
    theconversation.com/one-quarte
    #inequality #family #children #interaction #Relationships #BrainArchitecture #ScreenWarehousing #MentalHealth #trauma #education #ChildCare #children #MinorityRights

  5. The change would create the only federal subsidy to pay #parents to stay home & raise their children, one of the most significant efforts to date by the #Trump admin to harness federal funds to promote a #traditional view of #families.

    To do so, officials are seeking to use a #HHS fund that was created in the 1990s to help #LowIncome & #WorkingClass parents afford #childcare so they could work or go to school.

    #law #FarRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy

  6. How does Mr Trump feel about helping Americans?

    President Donald Trump made these remarks during an Easter luncheon at the White House on April 1, 2026. The event was closed to the press, but a video stream of the speech was briefly broadcast live on the White House social media accounts before being taken down. During the remarks, Trump stated: "Don't send any money for daycare, because the United States can't take care of daycare. That has to be up to a state. We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We have 50 states. We […]

    quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/0

  7. Roblox to face external audits to prove it's safe for Australian children

    Australia's eSafety Commissioner will be able to take the gaming platform to court if it finds Roblox is not honouring its commitments to keep Australian children safe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/rob

    #ConsumerProtection #ChildCare #Children #InformationandCommunication #InternetCulture #LawCrimeandJustice

  8. Totally agree with #alankohler that we should have government run #childcare centres; get rid of the subsidy to pay for it.

    How good would it be to have one drop off at your local state school?

    #auspol #punterspolitics

    youtu.be/vU02fiEQlTk?si=DDF8Ly

    Crossposted with @openvibe

  9. Another thing is: No one in their right mind gives a toss what it's called.
    #Childcare #MedicareForAll
    decent clean #socialhousing
    #affordablegroceries #lowerrent #rentcontrol #LGBTQIAplus rights, stopping the genocide of humans, #taxtherich, #renewableenergy, #digitalprivacy, #netneutrality, proper benefits for those in need, no Citizens United and instead #PublicCampaignFinancing and so on

    That's not Stalin,Castro, Lenin or Mao Tsedong.

    It's just decent living and happy people.

    #GoDSA

  10. This new book explains why your elderly parents’ retirement home, the nursery where you drop your children, or the company that pipes water into your kitchen is taken over by an increasingly intricate and deregulated industry.

    If a private equity fund is "buying something using a lot a debt, [then] all of that debt is loaded onto the company that the private equity fund has acquired."
    "Private equity has moved into care homes, housing, water, nurseries and other essential services."
    "We have the power for it to be done otherwise."

    Hettie O’Brien: youtube.com/watch?v=gAJKiVQZaks via @oscarjiminy

    #mortality #publicHealth #housing #publicServices #retirement #careHomes #hospital #expansion #development #LBO #privateFinance #finance #privateFinance #privateEquity #capitalism #publicPolicy #assets #England #Wales #Scotland #privateSector #UK #Britain #Blackstone #property #realEstate #buildToRent #Macquarie #childCare #careIndustry #taxBreaks #pensions #extraction

  11. Some States Are Boosting Reproductive Health Access, Maternal Health, Child Care

    Meanwhile, other states with already strict abortion bans continue to pass and advance new restrictions.

    murica.website/2026/03/some-st

  12. NC lawmakers eye concerns over child care availability, health care costs :: WRAL.com

    Health care is the main topic of debate Tuesday at the state legislature, as lawmakers plan to spend…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #childcare #Health #healthcarecosts #JoshStein #Medicaid #NCCapitol
    newsbeep.com/us/515128/

  13. Well, here's a good use of #AI. Now, let's make it so!!! This is the #GiantLeap we all need to survive!

    I Asked #ChatGPT What Would Happen If #Billionaires Paid Taxes at the Same Rate as the #WorkingClass

    Story by Laura Beck
    10/23/2025

    Excerpts:

    What That Money Could Actually Buy

    "To put these numbers in perspective, ChatGPT explained what this kind of revenue could fund. Even the conservative estimate of $500 billion per year could pay for transformative programs.

    "That amount could cover free public #college tuition, universal pre-K programs, massive #infrastructure investments and a huge #healthcare expansion. It could fund comprehensive #ChildCare support and #FoodAssistance programs.

    "The AI emphasized that we’re talking about enough money to fundamentally change how the government operates and what services it can provide."

    The Global Ripple Effects

    "ChatGPT pointed out that if major economies like the United States started taxing billionaires at working-class rates, it could encourage similar moves worldwide.

    "This might lead to reduced global tax avoidance, more coordinated international tax policies and pressure on tax havens to reform their systems.

    "The AI said this could create a positive cycle where it becomes harder for the ultra-wealthy to avoid paying their fair share anywhere in the world."

    msn.com/en-us/money/taxes/i-as

    #World3 #SolarPunk #PayYourFairShare #Billionaires #TaxTheRich #UltraWealthy #NoTaxHavens #SocietalChange #ShareTheWealth #SolarPunkSunday

  14. #ElizabethWarren on Why #Billionaires Are Doing All They Can to Stop #ZohranMamdani

    The Massachusetts Democrat explains why Wall Street is spending big to boost #EricAdams and #AndrewCuomo

    August 4, 2025

    "Zohran Mamdani pulled off an inspiring 12-point victory to become the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York. How did he do it? He campaigned relentlessly on lowering costs for families, helping him build a grassroots movement so strong that millions of dollars in attack ads couldn’t touch him. On primary election night, Andrew Cuomo conceded.

    "The people picked Mamdani, but it turns out there are some billionaires and #WallStreetCEOs who can’t stand the idea of a mayor who wants them to pay their fair share to create a city that everyone can afford. So the billionaires are dumping millions and millions of dollars into the race, backing either of two deeply flawed candidates: Cuomo and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. Maybe we should be asking ourselves why these Wall Street executives are pouring in millions of dollars to stop Mamdani, the affordability candidate. [Money that could be used to fund #PublicBroadcasting! smh]

    "#Cuomo and Adams are tripping over themselves to haul in millions of campaign dollars from billionaire donors. Adams raised $1 million in a single night from donors with ties to big law firms, commercial brokerages, and big real estate developers who could lose their iron-fisted grip on New York in a Mamdani administration. #HedgeFund manager #BillAckman held private auditions for his support, inviting Adams and Cuomo to back-to-back meetings to tap dance for the 'hundreds of millions of dollars' he has said he will spend to keep Mamdani out of office.

    "In a democracy, #billionaires should not be able to buy our elections and control our politicians. Elected officials should work for their constituents, not use their government offices to hand out favors to a well-connected few. Adams escaped prosecution on charges of bribery and fraud only after he sold out New York City in a sweetheart deal with the Trump administration. As governor, Cuomo handed control of the state Senate to Republicans in a sham backroom deal. He also vowed to clean up Albany with an anticorruption commission, but when that commission began investigating one of Cuomo’s buddies, Cuomo shut down the entire panel.

    "You don’t have to look very hard to see just how out of touch with working people and the mainstream values of the Democratic Party Adams and Cuomo have become. Adams withdrew from the primary early on, and Cuomo felt so entitled to the nomination that he barely bothered to campaign. But they’ve both gotten the memo from their wealthy backers to step it up: Adams is attacking Mamdani nonstop, and Cuomo is trying — and failing — to carbon copy Mamdani’s man-on-the-street videos.

    "Mamdani has specific ideas for making New York more #affordable, and he’s willing to stand up to ultra-powerful special interests to turn these plans into reality.

    "Take the cost of housing. Mamdani has plans to build 200,000 new affordable units over the next 10 years, he intends to freeze the rent for units controlled by the city, and he is committed to cutting the red tape that drives up costs for home owners. Mamdani also has the courage to write plans — including #RentControl — that crack down on the city’s worst #landlords and push back against billionaire real estate #moguls. It’s no surprise then that this month, the CEO of a New York-based #RealEstate investment trust held a $2,000-a-ticket fundraiser for Adams to stop Mamdani.

    "After housing, the biggest squeeze on New York families is the cost of child care. In the wealthiest city on Earth, access to affordable, high-quality child care and early #education should be automatic. Mamdani’s plan for no-cost child care would make #ChildCare a right, not a privilege reserved for the rich.

    "Let’s do one more. Mamdani has a bold, detailed plan for protecting consumers and cracking down on the companies that try to cheat them. As mayor he would work to ban hidden fees, crack down on #scammers, and end secret corporate handouts. When working people are getting gouged by giant companies, Mamdani is on their side.

    "Mamdani has charged ahead with plans to make New York more affordable, and he’s showing how to pay for it by taxing the ultra-rich and giant corporations. That may not make him popular with the richest New Yorkers, but he’s willing to let Adams and Cuomo suck up to those guys. Mamdani is fighting to make New York work for working people."

    Read more:
    rollingstone.com/politics/poli

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/gKwYu

    #USPol #DemocraticSocialists #Mamdani #NewYorkCity #NYCPol
    #TaxTheRich not #TaxBreaksForTheRich
    #AffordableHousing #Education

  15. Current campaign action — Single Parent Rights. Campaign against increased Universal Credit sanctions and requiring single parents to work too many hours to be compatible with solo parenting.
    singleparentrights.org/current

    #SingleParents
    #UniversalCredit
    #UC
    #SoloParenting
    #Childcare
    #WorkRequirement
    #MothersUncovered
    #DailyRecord
    #DWP

  16. Childcare update for #parents planning to attend #EGU23 - as before the pandemic we will be offering free #childcare at the meeting, now for children aged 1-12!

    Children will need to be registered for available places, please keep an eye on the #EGU23 website's venue page for updates as to when registration is open: egu.eu/9VFI90/
    #vEGU23