A new report shows the of number Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care continues to be high, despite overall rates remaining steady. The annual report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIWH), titled “Child protection Australia 2019/20”, shows one in four of the roughly 46,000 children in out-of-home care…
Virgin Australia’s CEO, Jayne Hrdlicka, has called for Australia’s borders to be reopened sooner than mid-2022, even if “some people may die”. Speaking at a Queensland University of Technology business launch on Monday, Ms Hrdlicka believed Australia risked being left behind by the rest of the world if it did not reopen borders once an…
Sources close to some of Australia’s largest banks have noticed significant inroads companies like Afterpay are invading their traditional markets. Credit cards with 25% per annum interest were once the mainstay of our biggest banks, profiting from a buy now pay later user experience. Many of us at some point have received those unsolicited offers…
By the time a child turns 6 years old, they will have 80-90% of their brain capacity developed; yet the employees educating our children are facing poor working conditions that could potentially impact our children’s wellbeing and growth. Considering the importance of their roles, it would be assumed early childhood educators would be valued and…