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The new childcare bill relies on something going wrong to keep kids ‘safe’. Here’s what else we should do

By Marianne Fenech, Professor, Early Childhood Governance, University of Sydney
Gabrielle Meagher, Professor Emerita, School of Society, Communication and Culture, Macquarie University

A bill that will strip funding from shonky providers is expected to pass parliament this week. But it falls short in a number of ways.

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