Felix Dimitrakis was working as an apprentice landscaper when Covid struck and robbed him of a job, but in hindsight, it was a blessing in disguise. Almost four years on, the 26-year-old Melburnian is running a successful multimillion-dollar retail business that’s a world away from digging in the dirt beneathContinue Reading
Childcare centres have been slammed for “politicising classrooms”, with many centres across Australia teaching children to identify January 26 as “Invasion Day”. A calendar widely distributed by the Aussie Childcare Network has also labelled the day as such, including January 26 among other key dates in the early childcare educationContinue Reading
The New Year is here which means some sweeping changes to laws, regulations, fees and charges, and taxes and benefits. Some of the changes are a little quirky, from new taxes in exotic holiday destinations to a new “24-hour cat containment” policy. Here’s everything you need to know about theContinue Reading
Parenting advocates have urged for immediate access to universal childcare and a pay rise to address chronic workforce shortages plaguing childcare centres, warning that Australian families ‘can’t wait any longer’. Acting CEO of national parenting advocacy group The Parenthood, Jessica Rudd, said statistics showed seven out of 10 parents whoContinue Reading
Optus has revealed the cause of an outage that crippled the nation, leaving millions of customers without phone or internet reception and affecting thousands of businesses. Last Wednesday’s nationwide outage has been blamed on changes to “routing information” following a software upgrade at the telco. “At around 4.05am Wednesday morning,Continue Reading
A childcare worker has sought new legal representation as he faces thousands of child-abuse-related charges, including multiple counts of rape. Ashley Paul Griffith was charged with thousands of child abuse-related offences following a lengthy investigation into his alleged activities at childcare centres across the country. Brisbane Magistrates Court on MondayContinue Reading
The man accused of being Australia’s worst-ever pedophile has been rushed to hospital after allegedly being attacked by an inmate attacked in prison. Ashley Paul Griffith faces more than 1600 charges relating to the alleged sexual abuse of 91 girls at childcare centres in Brisbane, Sydney and abroad over aContinue Reading
A family member of a childcare worker accused of being a serious sex offender is selling his possessions, claiming her brother is dead and his belongings must go. The man’s identity was revealed on Tuesday as Ashley Paul Griffith, 45, from the Gold Coast. Mr Griffith is accused of rapingContinue Reading
The insane annual salary of staff working for Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has been revealed, along with her jaw dropping forecasted spend of $47 million over the next decade. The almost $50 million budget exceeded Sydney’s entire affordable housing plan and would account for the salaries of 22 fullContinue Reading
Barnaby Joyce has suffered an awkward moment on his usual morning television appearance attempting to skew Labor rising childcare costs – only to be called out over the previous government’s figures. A recent report from the Australia Competition Consumer Commission (ACCC) showed childcare costs have risen by up to 20Continue Reading