Guides and perspectives
Practical guides and Koora perspectives for Australian care workers and providers. Explore checks, careers, workforce compliance and the ideas shaping care.
How to renew your NDIS Worker Screening Check, and how long it lasts
An NDIS Worker Screening Clearance lasts 5 years. Renew up to 90 days before expiry with your state's screening unit, and do not assume you can keep working while it is processed.
Read guideChildcareWWC Connect in Victoria: what changes on 19 October 2026
From 19 October, Victorian employers must connect child-related workers in WWC Connect within 7 days. Childcare services also keep the worker register's 14-day clock.
Read guidePerspectiveKoora has its SOC 2 Type I report
An independent auditor examined how Koora's security controls are designed and issued an unqualified opinion, no exceptions. What it covers, where the Type II sits, and how it fits Australian law.
Read perspectiveAged CareWorkforce due diligence when acquiring an Aged Care provider
Buying a care business means inheriting its workforce and its compliance gaps on day one. What to ask for in the data room, per worker, and why the seller's spreadsheet will not answer it.
Read guideChildcareChild safety training deadline: the evidence you must show
Foundation child safety training was due for existing staff by 27 August 2026, and advanced training falls due 31 March 2027. The dates, who is in scope, and the evidence per person.
Read guideChildcareChildcare enforcement in 2026: compliance actions and CCS
Compliance actions more than doubled year on year and the Commonwealth can now withdraw Child Care Subsidy funding. The two enforcement levers, and the workforce records behind both.
Read guideAged CareNew in the chair: workforce questions to ask in week one
Six aged care CEO and chair changes were announced in a single August fortnight. Five questions a new executive should ask about the workforce record, and what a slow answer tells you.
Read guideAged CareSupport at Home targeted review: what providers get asked
Quality Bulletin #7-2026 opened a targeted review of selected Support at Home providers' financial and prudential obligations. What it covers, and where workforce records come into it.
Read guideChildcareVECRA: what Victoria's new childcare regulator asks for
Victoria's early childhood regulator can fine on the spot, requires two years of compliance history on the wall from 12 August 2026, and suspends individual educators. What that means for records.
Read guideBuilding in the openWhy we removed the worker marketplace, and what Koora is becoming
We built a way for providers to browse workers. It was making the compliance product harder to adopt, because nobody hands over their workforce to a place their competitors can shop in.
Read perspectiveAll sectorsDo you need a new police check for a new care job?
A National Police Check can be valid for three years, but valid is not the same as current. Why a fresh, purpose-specific check before you start is best practice, and what Koora accepts.
Read guidePerspectiveAustralia is joining up care's worker checks. The meantime matters.
Australia is aligning worker screening and registers across Aged Care, Disability and Childcare. Getting them right takes time, and the interim is where the risk and the work sit.
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