Overview

• Victoria Police are finalising a comprehensive list of more than 20 childcare centres where Joshua Dale Brown worked from January 2017 to May 2025, prompting outreach to over 1,200 families.
• Health authorities have recommended about 1,300 infants undergo testing for sexually transmitted infections following allegations of contaminated goods.
• Federal and state ministers have proposed a national educator register, unannounced compliance inspections and funding penalties to tighten working-with-children checks.
• Premier Jacinta Allan has appointed a mid-August safety review led by Jay Weatherill and will ban personal devices in centres from September while other states launch similar audits.
• Some providers, including Inspire Early Learning, have banned male staff from nappy changes and limited unnecessary contact as advocates press for a national child-safety commission with mandatory CCTV.