Paedophile could have been stopped years earlier if not for gap in Queensland’s child protection system

A paedophile childcare worker who abused 65 children over two decades could have been stopped on five separate occasions if ...

Qld Labor defends 8yr delay on scheme that could have caught Ashley Paul Griffith

Queensland Labor has defended an eight-year delay implementing a reportable conduct scheme that could have caught Australia’s ...

Child safety experts urge Queensland government to bring forward Reportable Conduct Scheme

A system to report abuse and maltreatment in childcare centres needs to be introduced urgently along with overhauling worker ...

Head of Queensland child safety inquiry flags subpoena as department accused of ignoring law

The head of Queensland's child safety inquiry says he "might need to subpoena" files from the department after hearing it was often "not" following its own legislation around preferred permanency ...
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Child protection workers stop work amid what union calls ‘band aid’ solutions to workforce

The workers stopped work last week, in a one-hour stop work industrial action, demanding a better deal from the government in enterprise bargaining talks. The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) ...