Coalition’s childcare work plan is ‘way behind’
International childcare experts have criticised the Coalition’s move to make parents work to get childcare funding Read More
Parramatta mums deliver verdict on budget childcare changes
Reporter Susan McDonald spoke to mothers in the Parramatta suburb of Dundas Read More
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s childcare boost finds unlikely ally in ‘Destroy the Joint’ critic Jane Caro
IN one of the most unlikely political endorsements in recent memory, Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s massive cash injection into childcare and early education has won the support of one of his staunchest critics, left-wing social commentator Jane Caro. Read More
Greens prepared to talk on child care
THE Greens are prepared to negotiate the government’s overhaul of child care […] Read More
Stay-at-home parents creching the daycare party
Working families are struggling to find childcare, as new research reveals a third of stay-at-home parents send their kids to daycare. Read More
I never thought I’d say Abbott is right about anything. But he’s right about this
That old chestnut about having kids being a lifestyle choice has raised its head again. It is being used to argue against the public subsidy of childcare, particularly as the federal budget has allocated more money towards that very thing. Read More
Middle-class families to lose $88 a week from daycare subsidies
Middle-class families will lose up to $88 a week in daycare subsidies unless both parents work or study.
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Federal Budget 2015: Families Package unfair, says TasCOSS
PENSION reform and increased investment in child care have been welcomed by Tasmania’s peak organisation for the community sector. Read More
Kidspot survey reveals: What mums really think of childcare
IT’S a myth that all stay-at-home mums can afford and want to be at home full-time. It’s a myth that Australian working mothers want to work full-time. It’s a myth that these mums think it best for their kids to attend full-time childcare. Read More
Budget 2015: Tony Abbott denies Joe Hockey and Scott Morrison called mums ‘rorters and fraudsters’ over paid parental leave ‘double-dipping’
Labor has accused the Federal Government of labelling mothers claiming two lots of paid parental leave as “rorters and fraudsters”. Read More