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Consultation open on reforms to strengthen the ANU Act
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… greater transparency and effective scrutiny. In July 2026, the Australian Government amended the Higher Education … Consultation closes at 5pm AEST, Tuesday 1 September 2026. To read the consultation paper and share your views, …
Legal Services Expenditure
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Paragraph 11.1 (ba) of the Legal Service Directions 2017 requires that, by 30 October each year, agencies make publicly available records of the legal services expenditure for the previous financial year.
Connected Beginnings
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Connected Beginnings is an Australian Government grants program that helps Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children get the best start to life.
Celebrating 50 Connected Beginnings sites across Australia
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On 16 January 2025, the Australian Government launched the 50th Connected Beginnings site in Kununurra, Western Australia.
How to enrol children
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Children who attend approved early childhood education and care must be enrolled. Providers must enrol children correctly so families can get Child Care Subsidy (CCS) payments.
Examples to help you understand when a child is in need of wellbeing support
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We’ve developed examples to help you understand when a child at your service may be considered in need of wellbeing support for the purposes of Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) child wellbeing.
More than 1,300 child care services visited through spot check program
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We have visited more than 1,300 early childhood education and care (ECEC) services since beginning our spot check program in November 2025.
Visa Prioritisation Status
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International higher education providers’ student visa prioritisation status. All offshore student visa applications are processed and receive priority levels in accordance with MD115. This data is updated weekly.
VSL providers
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The Tuition Protection Service (TPS) assists VET Student Loans (VSL) students whose education providers are unable to fully deliver their course of study.
Celebrating collaboration: National Child Safety Training recognised in IPAA Spirit of Service Awards
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A nationally coordinated child safety initiative supporting more than 400,000 learners across Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector has been
Australian Government Responses
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When a parliamentary committee completes an inquiry it tables a report in parliament. Where the inquiry is relevant to our portfolio, we respond to those reports and state what we intend to do.
Guidance to Reporting - state and territory funding contribution requirements under the Better and Fairer Schools Agreements
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Reporting guidance to assist states and territories to report on their funding contributions annually.
Documents relating to iBase and Analyst's Notebook
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Documents relating to the department's procurement and use of iBase and Analyst's Notebook, including governance, hosting and procurement arrangements from 1 July 2022 onwards.
VSL Provider Default Obligations Fact Sheet
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This fact sheet details the obligations of VSL providers following a provider default.
2025 Review of the Disability Standards for Education
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The Australian Government is reviewing the Standards to make sure they are supporting students to access and participate in education and training.
Government Response to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry
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The Australian Government response to Recommendation 2 of the Australian Greens' Dissenting Report to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment (Reverse Job-ready Graduates Fe
Privacy Notice HELP Debt Reduction Program for Very Remote Teachers
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Privacy notice for applicants to the HELP Debt Reduction Program for Very Remote Teachers.
Privacy Notice HELP Debt Reduction Program for Rural Health Practitioners
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Privacy notice for applicants to the HELP Debt Reduction Program for Rural Health Practitioners.
National child safety training
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National child safety training in Geccko is mandatory for people working or volunteering in an early childhood education and care (ECEC) service.