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2025-11-30

Minister will not commit to childcare inquiry despite safety concerns
By Claudia Long

The early childhood education minister is refusing to say whether the federal government will establish an independent review of childcare standards.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-01/chi

#ChildCare #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FamilyandRelationships #Children #CommunityandSociety #Parenting #LawCrimeandJustice #Work #ChildAbuse #ClaudiaLong

2025-11-27

Ministers must answer for inaction on alcohol laws, anti-DV advocates say
By Claudia Long

A major review into preventing violence against women and children called for changes to immediate alcohol home delivery

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/alc

#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #Alcohol #CommunityandSociety #DomesticViolence #LawCrimeandJustice #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Laws #Health #StateandTerritoryParliament #Crime #ClaudiaLong

2025-11-21

Instructors seek certainty on CCTV as ministers meet on learner driver safety
By Claudia Long

Driving instructors say they need national consistency on CCTV in their vehicles as transport ministers meet to discuss how to keep learner drivers safe from sexual harassment and assault.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/nat

#DriverEducation #RoadTransportIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #TrafficOffences #SexualOffences #ClaudiaLong

2025-11-13

Working with children check tracker established amid pressure on child care
By Claudia Long

Almost a decade after one was recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/wor

#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #RoyalCommissions #ChildAbuse #LawCrimeandJustice #CommunityandSociety #SexualOffences #FederalStateIssues #FamilyandRelationships #Crime #ClaudiaLong

2025-10-17

Wayne Swan calls time on 30-year political career
By Isabella Tolhurst and Claudia Long

Labor party president Wayne Swan will step down next July and has warned the ALP must boost membership if it is to survive into the future.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/way

#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ALP #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #PoliticalPartiesandMovements #AustralianFederalElections #IsabellaTolhurst #ClaudiaLong

2025-10-13

Ley unveils new shadow cabinet following Hastie resignation
By Claudia Long

The changes follow two high-profile departures from shadow cabinet within a month.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/sha

#FederalParliament #LiberalPartyofAustralia #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #Parliament #PoliticalPartiesandMovements #ClaudiaLong

2025-10-07

'Get off your arse': McKenzie unloads on government over alleged assaults by driving instructors
By Claudia Long

Frustrated by what she sees as inaction over a 7.30 investigation into alleged sexual assaults made by driving instructors, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie demands action from the government.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-07/bri

#Assault #DriverEducation #FederalGovernment #ClaudiaLong

2025-09-21

This program could be a blueprint for keeping kids off the streets
By Claudia Long

Every night, thousands of Australian kids are homeless without an adult to look after them.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-22/hom

#DomesticViolence #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #Homelessness #ClaudiaLong

2025-09-03

'Appalling' alleged sexual assaults of learner drivers sparks political response
By Claudia Long and Chantelle Al-Khouri

Pressure is mounting on the federal government to lead a national push to stop learner drivers from being sexually harassed and assaulted by their instructors.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/wat

#GovernmentandPolitics #LawCrimeandJustice #SexualOffences #StateandTerritoryGovernment #CommunityandSociety #ClaudiaLong #ChantelleAlKhouri

2025-09-02

Predator's paradise: Learners targeted behind the wheel
By Chantelle Al-Khouri and Claudia Long

An ABC investigation has uncovered hundreds of allegations of sexual harassment and assault at the hands of driving instructors. Warning: graphic content detailing alleged sexual assault.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/pre

#SexualOffences #Women #Assault #ChantelleAlKhouri #ClaudiaLong

2025-08-27

Sanctions, gas and gambling: Here's what Anthony Albanese had to say to your questions
By Claudia Long

You wanted to know about everything from international politics to issues closer to home, such as violence against women.

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-27/ant

#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #WorldPolitics #Women #CommunityandSociety #LawCrimeandJustice #ForeignAffairs #WomensRights #Feminism #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #ClaudiaLong

2025-08-26

Australia 'primarily' responsible for uncovering Iran links to attacks
By Maani Truu, Claudia Long, and Olivia Caisley

The prime minister has confirmed Australia was "primarily" responsible for the investigation that found Iran directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/pri

#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #MaaniTruu #ClaudiaLong # #OliviaCaisley

2025-07-22

Laws that strip childcare funding from centres breaching standards to be introduced
By Claudia Long

Labor will introduce the legislation this morning but will not say what the benchmark for failure is and how it will be defined.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/law

#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #ChildCare #Children #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ClaudiaLong

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