The sand subject to the recall was manufactured in China and sold by several Australian retailers, including Officeworks and Woolworths.

The Community Language Schools Grants Program will help these schools modernise digital learning tools, reach more school-aged children, and continue providing high-quality language education across all year levels.

Indian-Australian author Saima Beg’s new children’s book, Home Down Under: Mumbai to Perth, follows young Mira as she navigates the move from the bustling streets of Mumbai to the wide open spaces of Perth.

Going to high-quality early childhood education or preschool is one way to ensure children do not fall behind before they even start school.

This follows a raft of reports of unsafe practices in the early childhood sector, including a grandparent taking the wrong child home at pickup, and a child running onto a busy road while in care.

Manufacturers play on convenience and use marketing to badge foods that don’t support good health as “nutritious”.

The inquiry, set up by Lowe before Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a government-backed investigation in June, has drawn on testimonies from survivors, families, and whistleblowers.

Federal Early Childhood Education Minister Jess Walsh described them as “the strongest and most significant package of child safety reforms in our nation’s history.”

The Government has committed to a $42 million package to strengthen child safety in early childhood education and care

The definition used in Australian schools captures the key elements defined by international research.