00:00They were the allegations that sickened the state.
00:05The government's rapid review into the sector that followed found a patchwork of regulation
00:09and authorities failing to act on intelligence about childcare workers.
00:13Predators were falling through the cracks.
00:15In response, the Allen government said it would boost information sharing, make it easier
00:20to revoke working with children checks and boost oversight.
00:23Legislation to reform in many areas was due this month, but the ABC understands the government
00:27will not meet its own deadline to introduce laws by the end of the week.
00:32Laws to set up an independent childcare regulator will be tabled this week, but other changes
00:36to boost information sharing and make it more difficult to get a work in the children's
00:40check, including mandatory training, have been delayed.
00:42While the government's so-called rapid review has been met with a not-so-rapid response,
00:46and it's leaving our children at risk, this is on the government.
00:49They needed to act urgently, they acknowledged there were failures in the system, and they're
00:54leaving those failures as is.
00:56This is a complex area, but it does raise questions about the government's response.
01:00It has not responded to the ABC's inquiries.
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