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Victorian health authorities are recommending that 1,200 children are tested for infectious diseases after aMelbourne childcare worker was chargedwith allegedly sexually abusing infants and children in his care.
Police on Tuesday confirmed that a Point Cook resident, Joshua Brown, 26, had been charged in May with more than 70 offences relating to eight alleged victims aged between five months and two years old.
The infants and children attended a childcare centre in Melbourne’s western suburbs and their families were notified last week of the alleged offending.
Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, said she was “sickened” by the “shocking and distressing” allegations. “My heart just breaks for the families who are living every parent’s worst nightmare,” she said.
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“I’ve been respectful of the president. And I must say that he’s been respectful of me as well.”
Anthony Albanese was on a media blitz this morning tospruik changes coming into effect this financial yearbut the elephant in the room – Donald Trump – is getting all the focus. Asked whether he should consider telling the US president to “bugger off” afterwhat many perceived to be a recent snubwhen their meeting on the sidelines of the G7 was abruptly cancelled, the prime minister insisted ona more diplomatic approach.
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When the law was announced, critics immediately said it would be used as a weapon to demolish institutional opposition in the city. The disbandment of Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats, an almost 20-year-old opposition party, this week has shown justhow comprehensively the law worked.
In today’s culture, responsiveness is a proxy for care. But being in constant rotation has left the speech pathologist, writer and director Miski Omar, tired ofthe tyranny of being reachable.
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