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Adele Ferguson

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Award winning journo at The ABC investigative unit. Author of Gina Rinehart and Banking Bad. TIPS: [email protected] or PO Box 3262, Tamarama NSW 2026.

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This is a shocking and disturbing Four Corners exposé on for-profit childcare centres. Thanks to @adele_ferguson, Christina Spark, and everyone who's speaking out. Appreciate your work supporting this advocacy, Bernadette Smon. iview.abc.net.au/show/four-c…
Four Corners

Four Corners

The multi-award winning Four Corners returns for another year of powerhouse investigative journalism - fearless and forensic, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, leading debate and holding power...

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Child care sector faces further changes after shocking abuse exposed by Four Corners abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/c… via @ABCaustralia
Child care sector faces further changes after shocking abuse exposed

Child care sector faces further changes after shocking abuse exposed

A proposed national childcare commission will be discussed at a meeting of education ministers next week, as the government faces renewed calls for changes following a Four Corners investigation into...

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Chair of childcare operator quits after abuse scandal

Chair of childcare operator quits after abuse scandal

Ugari Nona announced her resignation from NPA Family and Community Services on Facebook as the ABC began promoting a Four Corners investigation into a childcare centre in Far North Queensland.

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Monstrous

Monstrous

Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.

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Case of accused paedophile barrister Mark Dennis prompts former charity insiders to speak out. By @CharlotteGriev1 @KylesTaylor @Daryna_Zadvirna abc.net.au/news/2026-10-25/m…
Accused paedophile barrister asked Cambodian woman to help find 'virgins'

Accused paedophile barrister asked Cambodian woman to help find 'virgins'

The arrest of a Sydney barrister turned children's charity chairman on child abuse material charges prompts reflection across the charity sector in Cambodia about how they balance fundraising with...

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Aged care funding algorithm neither fair or consistent, ombudsman finds abc.net.au/news/2026-10-26/o… via @ABCaustralia
Law must change on aged care algorithm to allow human override, ombudsman says

Law must change on aged care algorithm to allow human override, ombudsman says

A damning report has laid bare serious concerns about the use of Australia's automated aged care funding system.

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The latest investigation into childcare by @adele_ferguson and @Chris_Gillett_ . Don't miss this confronting but important Four Corners program tonight abc.net.au/news/2026-10-26/c… #ABCInvestigations
Childcare worker's 'monstrous' assaults on kids captured on CCTV

Childcare worker's 'monstrous' assaults on kids captured on CCTV

Behind the doors of a small childcare centre, a worker went on a violent spree. Parents are still searching for answers. 

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Little Zak's is one of the country's fastest-growing childcare chains. It also has the highest proportion of centres subject to enforcement action among the country's 26 largest long daycare operators. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-27/c…
Childcare is undergoing a 'reckoning' but safety gaps remain

Childcare is undergoing a 'reckoning' but safety gaps remain

Governments have introduced sweeping changes to fix systemic failures in childcare, but advocates say a bigger shift is needed to address the dominance of for-profit providers.

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ABC journalists Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett have won the Gold Walkley Award for their investigation into shocking safety failures in Australia's childcare industry. #ABCInvestigations abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/2…
ABC's Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett win Gold Walkley for childcare investigation

ABC's Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett win Gold Walkley for childcare investigation

The pair's investigation had an immediate impact on Australia's childcare industry, resulting in the suspension of one centre and a raft of government policy changes and safety reforms.

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Next on Four Corners, Betrayal of Trust: Australia's Childcare Crisis #4Corners
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Damning evidence of child safety concerns has been exposed at one of Australia's largest for-profit childcare companies, Affinity Education. Shocking new revelations by ⁦@adele_ferguson⁩ and ⁦@Chris_Gillett_⁩ of ABC Investigations for ABC 7.30 abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/v…
One child is slapped, another vomits metal hooks: Inside an Australian childcare giant

One child is slapped, another vomits metal hooks: Inside an Australian childcare giant

An ABC investigation into for-profit childcare giant Affinity Education highlights ongoing systemic issues around staffing, oversight and safety inside the billion-dollar enterprise. 

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A Queensland childcare centre where a worker was charged with torture has been closed down by the Department of Education, almost a year after the alleged assaults took place. By ⁦@adele_ferguson⁩ and ⁦@Chris_Gillett_⁩ for #ABCInvestigations abc.net.au/news/2025-08-01/c…
Qld childcare centre shut after educator charged with torture of baby

Qld childcare centre shut after educator charged with torture of baby

A Queensland childcare centre where a worker was charged with torture has been closed down by the Department of Education, almost a year after the alleged assaults took place.

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More than six years after the death of seven-month-old Jack Loh at a family day care centre in NSW, his parents say the system that failed him is still putting children's lives at risk. By ⁦@adele_ferguson⁩ and ⁦@Chris_Gillett_⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-08-11/f…
Parents of boy who died in family day care urge authorities to 'wake up'

Parents of boy who died in family day care urge authorities to 'wake up'

Family day care makes up just 5 per cent of Australia's early childhood education and care system, but insiders, experts and regulatory documents paint a picture of a sector beset by troubling...

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A Queensland childcare worker has been charged with torturing and repeatedly assaulting a one-year-old baby boy. abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/q…
Educator charged with torturing baby boy in childcare centre

Educator charged with torturing baby boy in childcare centre

A Queensland childcare worker has been charged with torturing and repeatedly assaulting a one-year-old baby boy.

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Childcare workers still don't have to take sleep safety training abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/c… Analysis by @adele_ferguson #ABCInvestigations
'How many more will it take?' Calls for sleep safety training in childcare grow louder

'How many more will it take?' Calls for sleep safety training in childcare grow louder

Despite repeated warnings from experts and a formal recommendation from a coroner more than three years ago, safe sleep training isn't mandatory for childcare workers everywhere in Australia.

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'How many more will it take?' Calls for sleep safety training in childcare grow louder

'How many more will it take?' Calls for sleep safety training in childcare grow louder

Despite repeated warnings from experts and a formal recommendation from a coroner more than three years ago, safe sleep training isn't mandatory for childcare workers everywhere in Australia.

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Thousands of students are getting fast-tracked qualifications to work in childcare centres and it's compromising safety standards, experts warn. Latest investigation by ⁦@adele_ferguson⁩ #ABCInvestigations abc.net.au/news/2025-07-07/f…
Documents expose disturbing details about next generation of childcare students

Documents expose disturbing details about next generation of childcare students

Thousands of students are getting fast-tracked qualifications to work in childcare centres and it's compromising safety standards, experts warn.

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Documents expose disturbing details about next generation of childcare students

Documents expose disturbing details about next generation of childcare students

Thousands of students are getting fast-tracked qualifications to work in childcare centres and it's compromising safety standards, experts warn.

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It’s official – supermarkets are overcharging. Quick, change the subject

It’s official – supermarkets are overcharging. Quick, change the subject

Neither the Labor government nor the opposition are truly interested in shutting down price gouging by the big two supermarkets – they would rather have the issue disappear.

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Don’t miss ⁦Adele Ferguson’s confronting report on failings in the $20b Australian childcare industry. A #4Corners one hour special tonight at the earlier time of 8 pm. @adele_ferguson⁩ #ABCInvestigations abc.net.au/news/2025-03-17/c…
Jane was sent happy photos of her son in child care. It was all fake

Jane was sent happy photos of her son in child care. It was all fake

The child and others were left in highchairs for hours at a time, force fed, pinched, yanked, and thrown to the ground.

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