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Why Australia’s Childcare System Is Failing — and How to Fix It

FACT More than 100,000 qualified educators have left the sector between 2021 and 2025, with ongoing losses of 35,000–50,000 educators each year—outpacing new entrants and eroding experience across the...

17 Mar 2026

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Sector Insights & Commentary

Lindsay Smith

CCS Workforce Model & Role Definition

The Childcare Cleaning Standard (CCS) introduces Australia’s first nationally consistent, childcare‑specific framework for infection‑control cleaning as a safety‑critical and governance‑critical funct...

14 Mar 2026

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CCS Blog

Lindsay Smith

The Hidden Workload

Opinion Piece Educators are carrying a hidden workload that was never meant to be theirs. Infection‑control cleaning, hygiene management, and environmental safety have become default educator duties, ...

13 Mar 2026

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CCS Blog

Lindsay Smith

WHS Compliance Requirements for ECEC Services:

WHS Compliance Requirements for ECEC Services: Director and Senior Management Liability Guide Directors and senior management in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services hold significant per...

9 Mar 2026

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WHS Compliance Newsroom

Lindsay Smith

Workplace Health & Safety Compliance: Legal Requirements for All Australian Workplaces

1. PRIMARY LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Model Act) Section 19: Primary Duty of Care (1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably pra...

8 Mar 2026

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WHS Compliance Newsroom

Lindsay Smith

Updates to the NSW Work Health and Safety Act (2025 Amendments)

The NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011 underwent significant amendments in 2025 through the Industrial Relations and Other Legislation Amendment (Workplace Protections) Bill 2025. These amendments we...

8 Mar 2026

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WHS Compliance Newsroom

Lindsay Smith

Would Your Centre Pass A WHS Audit?

Would Your Centre Pass A WHS Audit? A single complaint can trigger a full WHS investigation, and in ECEC that reality is far closer than most directors realise. One parent, one staff member, one anony...

8 Mar 2026

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WHS Compliance Newsroom

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