Australia news live: attorneys general meet to reform working with children checks; leaders gather for Garma festival
Summary
Attorneys general from Australia’s federal and state governments are meeting to work on a national system for working with children checks. This system aims to better protect children from abuse by setting consistent rules and sharing information across the country, with a final system expected by mid-2028.Key Facts
- The meeting is taking place in Darwin and involves federal, state, and territory attorneys general.
- The goal is to create a national system for working with children checks (WWCC) to improve child safety.
- Under current plans, the national system will be fully in place by mid-2028.
- The Coalition party has criticized the government for moving too slowly on this reform.
- Federal Attorney General Michelle Rowland says they aim to agree on a list of crimes that will automatically prevent someone from getting a WWCC.
- They also plan to set minimum standards for how risks are checked during the WWCC process.
- The reforms respond to serious safety and child abuse allegations in the childcare sector.
- Alongside this, Indigenous land rights issues and other news are also being reported, but the main focus is child safety reform.
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