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When We Blame the Many for the Few: Men in Childcare, and the Thinking we're all Avoiding

I want to start with something honest. When I read the headlines about the Sydney childcare worker charged with 329 offences, and when I think back to the Joshua Dale Brown case out of Melbourne last year, my stomach turns the same way yours probably does.

I have worked in the industry for over twenty-one years, I have also worked with a lot of the centres Hamish Tait visited and worked at. I know the educators, I know the children.

I want to start with something honest. When I read the headlines about the Sydney childcare worker charged with 329 offences, and when I think back to the Joshua Dale Brown case out of Melbourne last year, my stomach turns the same way yours probably does.

I have worked in the industry for over twenty-one years, I have also worked with a lot of the centres Hamish Tait visited and worked at. I know the educators, I know the children.

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Let’s Yarn About: Aboriginal Astronomy and the World’s First Storytellers of the Sky

Let's Yarn About: Gender, Kinship, and Family Structures in Aboriginal Cultures

Decolonizing the Sandpit: Rethinking Outdoor Play Spaces Through a First Nations Lens

Let's Yarn About: Bush Tucker in Early Learning: Respect, Safety, and Cultural Protocols

Beyond NAIDOC Week: Why One Week of Celebration Isn’t Enough (And What To Do Instead)

Every July, social media fills with beautiful artwork, schools proudly share photos of children’s activities, and educators across Australia celebrate NAIDOC Week with genuine enthusiasm and good intentions.

And that’s something worth celebrating.

Every July, social media fills with beautiful artwork, schools proudly share photos of children’s activities, and educators across Australia celebrate NAIDOC Week with genuine enthusiasm and good intentions.

And that’s something worth celebrating.

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