BellingenNSW<p>Leaving the care of the vulnerable young and old up to the profit motive </p><p>"That process of "marketisation" — where the profit motive is used to regulate relationships between citizens and the state, and citizens and providers of social services, by transforming social relationships into market goods and services — has been applied to everything from education to health, housing, child care, aged care, and employment services... The federal government continues to support for-profit providers through huge childcare subsidies."</p><p>"The current system needs fundamental change".<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/childcare-aged-care-abuse-neglect-privatisation-australia/105067714" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/chi</span><span class="invisible">ldcare-aged-care-abuse-neglect-privatisation-australia/105067714</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/care" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>care</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SocialServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialServices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/privatising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatising</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ChildCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AgedCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgedCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/marketisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marketisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NeglectAndAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeglectAndAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a></p>