The federal government says it will be seeking new powers to strip childcare centres of funding if they don't meet safety standards. It follows revelations Victorian police have arrested a childcare worker and laid 70 charges relating to alleged sex offences. Victoria is also bringing in a number of its own reforms, and fast-tracking the already planned federal ban on mobile phones in centres.
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Folge vom 02.07.2025Child sex charges prompt urgent safety review in Victoria
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Folge vom 02.07.2025Qantas cyber attack hits 6m customers & ASX closes at another recordSBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Professor Daswin De Silva from La Trobe University to find out more about a cyber attack which hit Qantas and Martin Lakos from Macquarie goes through the day's market action including another record for the ASX200.
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Folge vom 02.07.2025Victoria embraces truth telling and treaty with state voice to parliamentA permanent Indigenous voice to parliament is on its way for Victoria. It makes Victoria the second state in Australia - after South Australia - to establish a state-based, democratically elected body to provide advice on laws and policies related to Aboriginal people. The agreements come at the same time as the handing down of the final report of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, after four years of hearings.
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Folge vom 02.07.2025One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes US Senate - justAfter a dramatic 27-hour Senate session, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tiebreaking vote to pass Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, nicknamed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Republican defections, cuts to social programs, and a furious Elon Musk have turned the vote into a political flashpoint, with the bill’s fate in the House uncertain.