Childcare
Budget 2020: Childcare sector finally in the spotlight
In his budget reply yesterday, Anthony Albanese pledged to reform the childcare sector after the pandemic hit it hard, and allowing......
Childcare cost an issue for indigenous children
With childcare free throughout the pandemic many indigenous parents have enrolled their children . This week the government pulled the......
Early Learning: Australian Government Doesn’t Seem to Care
Childcare services in Australia have seen an increase in enrolments throughout COVID-19. This is due to the free Early Childhood......
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......