Community Childcare Fund for Regional Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $100 million over 2 years to establish a Community Childcare Fund to support the delivery of flexible and innovative approaches to early childhood education and care in rural and regional Australia.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, with funding split evenly over 2 years and start on 1 July 2025.

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Community Childcare Fund for Regional Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $100 million over 2 years to establish a Community Childcare Fund to support the delivery of flexible and innovative approaches to early childhood education and care in rural and regional Australia.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, with funding split evenly over 2 years and start on 1 July 2025.

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Community Childcare Fund for Regional Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $100 million over 2 years to establish a Community Childcare Fund to support the delivery of flexible and innovative approaches to early childhood education and care in rural and regional Australia.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, with funding split evenly over 2 years and start on 1 July 2025.

Read more

Community Childcare Fund for Regional Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $100 million over 2 years to establish a Community Childcare Fund to support the delivery of flexible and innovative approaches to early childhood education and care in rural and regional Australia.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, with funding split evenly over 2 years and start on 1 July 2025.

Read more

Community Childcare Fund for Regional Australia

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $100 million over 2 years to establish a Community Childcare Fund to support the delivery of flexible and innovative approaches to early childhood education and care in rural and regional Australia.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, with funding split evenly over 2 years and start on 1 July 2025.

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National Child Sex Offender Register – one year trial

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $21.3 million in 2025-26 for a 12-month pilot of a National Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme (the Scheme) to empower parents to protect their children.

The Scheme would allow members of the public to request information from the police about whether an individual who interacts with their children is a convicted sex offender.

It would be modelled on existing schemes operating right now in Western Australia and the UK, which have been running successfully for more than a decade.

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National Child Sex Offender Register – one year trial

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $21.3 million in 2025-26 for a 12-month pilot of a National Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme (the Scheme) to empower parents to protect their children.

The Scheme would allow members of the public to request information from the police about whether an individual who interacts with their children is a convicted sex offender.

It would be modelled on existing schemes operating right now in Western Australia and the UK, which have been running successfully for more than a decade.

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Joint Taskforce to investigate union corruption and links to organised crime in the construction industry

Summary of proposal

The proposal would establish an Australian Federal Police (AFP) led taskforce comprising Commonwealth law enforcement agencies and state and territory police forces.

The proposal would start 1 July 2025 and be for 3 years.

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National Organic Standard

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $1.6 million over 4 years and $0.4m ongoing for additional staff to implement a legislated domestic National Organic Standard (the Standard), equivalent to the current National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce which applies to exported goods.

The Standard would apply to the domestic industry and give legal force and obligations to producers when using the word/label 'organic'.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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National Organic Standard

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $1.6 million over 4 years and $0.4m ongoing for additional staff to implement a legislated domestic National Organic Standard (the Standard), equivalent to the current National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce which applies to exported goods.

The Standard would apply to the domestic industry and give legal force and obligations to producers when using the word/label 'organic'.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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