Govt will keep watch on childcare fees through changes

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published June 26, 2023

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has batted away criticisms childcare changes will add to inflation, saying the Government will maintain a close watch on fees as they come into effect.

Parenthood's Georgie Dent says the childcare changes will help more than one million families. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

The Prime Minister in Sydney on Saturday spruiked the childcare changes kicking in on July 1 as bound to make ...

Industrial Technology & Design Assistant - St Mary's Catholic College - QLD|Cairns,St Mary's Catholic College

Catholic Education - Diocese of Cairns Woree Queensland

St Mary's Catholic College, Woree, Cairns is seeking applications for an Industrial Technology & Design Assistant to join their team.

Non Teaching Positions/Roles / Sep 22, 2026

Classroom Teacher - Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail - Good Counsel Primary School

Catholic Education - Diocese of Cairns Innisfail

Good Counsel Primary is seeking applications from a highly motivated and enthusiastic teachers to work with a team of professionals who provide a world class education...

Teaching - Primary / Sep 22, 2026

Year 4 Teaching Assistant - Morecambe

Veritas Lancaster

Teaching - Primary / Sep 22, 2026

School news / Inquest hears hospital had ‘difficulties’ in Hillcrest tragedy aftermath

Families of children killed in a jumping castle tragedy say they were given wrong information in the aftermath amid difficulties with hospital identification.

School news / Eyes on privacy: smart glasses to be banned in all WA public schools

Western Australia's Education Minister Sabine Winton has today announced that smart glasses, which can secretly record images and voices, will be banned in all public schools in the state from the first day of Term 4.

School news / ‘A level playing field’: three new select-entry high schools for Vic under Coalition

Thousands of high-achieving Victorian students are missing out on securing a place at a selective school, the Liberal opposition says, as it unveils a plan to build three new select-entry high schools and transition six others if it wins the Novem...

School news / ‘Let every school have a flag’: Coalition's plan for curriculum overhaul, Western culture focus

The National Curriculum will undergo a ‘root and branch review’ and all Australian students will be granted their ‘birthright’ to learn about Western values and culture under a new plan unveiled by the Coalition that intends to restore excellence ...

School news / Hillcrest tragedy inquest begins: Mum tells of last words to son

“I love you, bub. Have a good day”. Those were the last few words Georgie Burt said to her son Zane Mellor when she dropped him off at Hillcrest Primary School on December 16, 2021.

Community / Food education made easy

From student wellbeing and sustainability to literacy and STEM, schools are increasingly looking for meaningful ways to connect learning to real-life experiences. But with limited time, resources and budgets, many educators are asking the same que...

School news / Giving girls the knowledge, confidence and tools to understand their health

Girls shouldn’t have to wait until adulthood to understand their health, with most women only learning about their health after something has already gone wrong.

School news / What major tests like PISA and NAPLAN get wrong about Indigenous students

School news / Understanding where food comes from should be part of growing up for all

New research paints a concerning picture of food literacy among young Australians, revealing a disconnect between modern children and agricultural origins.

School news / ‘I don’t like it’: second wave of nationwide student protests against Hanson

Students across the country have held a second wave of national protests against Pauline Hanson, skipping class to decry One Nation’s plan to dramatically cut international student numbers.

Comments