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The Age
4 days ago
- Health
- The Age
Rowland backtracks on year-long wait for reform after putting 30 centres on notice
Thirty childcare services across the country face having their funding stripped if they do not rapidly meet national standards under new government powers that were passed by parliament last month in the wake of the Melbourne childcare abuse allegations. The services hit with compliance notices from the Department of Education on Friday must inform parents of their status within 48 hours and will have up to six months to improve their performance or risk being stripped of funding. The centres have all failed to meet standards for seven years or more. It comes as state and federal governments promise to build a national system by the end of the year to stop people banned from working with children in one part of the country from getting similar jobs elsewhere, fulfilling a decade-old royal commission recommendation. But the plan to create a centralised portal to view state databases requires each jurisdiction to plug in their information, and stops short of establishing a national Working With Children Check system, leaving the application and approval process to the states and territories. Rowland had flagged earlier on Friday that the new system could take up to a year to develop, but backtracked after the Standing Council of Attorneys-General met, promising it would be in place within months because 'we recognise that this is an area of the highest priority'. The Department of Education noted the 30 alleged breaches of the National Quality Standards that cover childcare centres are not criminal in nature, but relate to failures on child health and safety rules. Loading The government was granted the ability to strip funding from centres that were failing standards in legislation passed last month in response to successive issues, including in Melbourne where alleged paedophile Joshua Brown has been accused of sexually abusing eight toddlers and babies in his care and contaminating children's food with bodily fluids. Failure to comply with the department's notices could result in conditions being placed on the service's child care subsidy approval, or approval being suspended or cancelled.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fans React To Ed O'Neill Revealing He Has A Black Wife And Daughter Via TikTok
Social media has opened the door for fans to learn many things about their favorite celebrities that they otherwise may not have known. This week, fans reacted to actor Ed O'Neill appearing in a TikTok with his daughter and learning that she was…*GASP! Black. In the video, his youngest daughter, Claire, stands in front of the camera and mouths the opening to 2Pac's hit diss record 'Hit 'Em Up.' Eventually, the Modern Family star pops into the frame and joins the late West Coast rapper in saying, 'That's why I f**ked your bi**h, you fat motherf**ker.' According to Claire's caption, the video was all his idea; while it was likely meant to just be funny, the 78-year-old actor may not have realized that he was about to break the internet. 'Wait a minute!!!!!????????' one fan wrote on X. 'Al Bundy has been Married… With Children to a Black woman this whole time?!?!?' they added, referencing his breakthrough role on the FOX sitcom. Another fan quoted that tweet and wrote, 'Ed O'Neil having a black wife is surprising as hell.' TikTok commenters also reacted to the fact he has a Black daughter, writing, 'Him having black kids makes SO much sense.' The majority of comments raved about the fact his real-life daughter's name is Claire since his daughter in Modern Family had the same name. Watch the TikTok below. Claire's mother is none other than Catherine Rusoff, who also appeared on Children. The couple has been married since 1986 and has two children together, Claire and her older sister, Sophia. Rusoff herself is also biracial. O'Neill's most recent acting work was playing the Donald Sterling role in Clipped, a Hulu miniseries focusing on the Los Angeles Clippers franchise. He has also appeared on Family Guy, The West Wing, Wreck-It Ralph, and more. More from Duane "Keefe D" Davis Sheds Tears While Claiming His Innocence In 2Pac Murder Keefe D Gives First Televised Interview Since Arrest For Tupac Shakur Murder Ma$e Was A Bigger Fan Of 2Pac Than Biggie When First Signed To Bad Boy
