Childcare
Schools to Stay Open
The Government has this week announced that schools will remain open nationally despite escalating government restrictions on other aspects of......
Bill Shorten’s education pitch: pre-school for three-year-olds
In an announcement at Monash University yesterday, Bill Shorten pitched the Labor Party’s new education policy: a 1.7 billion dollar......
Intergenerational Care Brings Children and Dementia Patients Together
A pilot program being tested by the Griffith University Intergenerational Care Project in NSW and Queensland is focused on provide......
New childcare rebate generates mixed reviews
The Federal Government is rolling out a new Child Care Subsidy, which will take effect on July 2. While it......
Childcare workers Strike for pay increase
Over 300 childcare centres were closed today as workers walked off the job to protest their wages. It’s the industry’s......
Is the childcare omnibus bill all it’s cracked up to be?
Today the government introduced its childcare reform omnibus bill to the parliament, with proposed changes to childcare payments, the family......
Working towards equal pay
Today is Equal Pay Day. It marks the extra days since the end of the financial year that women would......
The proposed childcare package: who will lose?
At the end of last year, the Federal government introduce its childcare package with a boost of $3 billion dollars.......
Childcare package disregards needs of children
Families across Australia were caught off guard with the announcement of a new childcare package the 2015/16 Budget. The Jobs......
Australia lagging behind developed countries on childcare
A report released today by the McKell Institute has found that Australia is getting left behind other developed countries when......