Australian politics

Even when the end of free childcare was announced in early June it felt inexplicably premature & short-sighted. Now, it seems completely unsustainable.

Labor’s Kristy McBain has claimed victory in the Eden-Monaro byelection, in a tight battle for the federal seat in regional NSW.

The PM will announce on Wednesday that $270 billion will be spent on new and upgraded defence capabilities over the next decade.

Free childcare provides the rarest of economic policy opportunities – an effective form of fiscal stimulus in the short term and the long run.

Lidia Thorpe is set to become the new Greens senator for Victoria, replacing outgoing former Greens leader Richard Di Natale.

New research from The Front Project & Mitchell Institute confirms a reduction in demand for childcare is practically guaranteed when childcare fees return.

Liberal Senator Gerard Rennick weighed into the debate about early childhood education & care, saying children should stay home because Dorothy said so.

The powerful Expenditure Review Committee, a sub-committee of Cabinet, is comprised exclusively of men. Is it any wonder women are missing out?

Women with caring responsibilities were at greater risk of poverty even before COVID-19 which highlights the risk of ‘snapping back’ early.

On Tuesday UNSS said it would close Kanga’s House, the long-running ECEC service on campus, and outsource three other centres.

The old broken childcare model & the interim rescue package are not the only available options for the delivery of early education in Australia.

The Federal government needs to hear from Australian parents about exactly how the childcare changes & COVID-19 have affected them.