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Victoria Moves to Register Childcare Workers Following Sex Abuse Revelations

Premier Jacinta Allan announced the registration scheme will be active ‘within weeks.’
Victoria Moves to Register Childcare Workers Following Sex Abuse Revelations
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan speaks to media during a press conference at Victorian Parliament in Melbourne, Australia, on June 19, 2025. AAP Image/Diego Fedele
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
7/21/2025|Updated: 7/21/2025
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Existing systems to protect children have not worked, Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan has admitted, and the state will move to establish a register of childcare workers “within weeks.”

The decision follows the revelation that alleged child sex offender Joshua Dale Brown had been sacked from multiple childcare centres before he was arrested earlier this month.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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