Politics Will Albanese’s ‘good first steps’ lead to a lasting legacy? Anthony Albanese discusses with Women’s Agenda the government’s pay increase announcement for childcare workers and his thoughts on legacy.
News & Views ‘Life-changing’: Imagine a $10 cap on quality childhood education and care It’s possible, writes Georgie Dent. And not only life-changing, it could also be vote-changing in this “cost of working crisis”.
Life ‘I’m screwed’: The impossible bind of the Child Care Subsidy activity test A woman on TikTok has called out the grim reality many parents face in affording early childhood education and care in Australia.
News & Views We’ve seen much-needed reform in childcare but marginalised children are still missing out Have recent changes to our childcare system simply embedded more disadvantage for some of our most marginalised children?
News & Views Denmark’s childcare system is one of the world’s cheapest, most progressive and accessible. How does it compare to Australia? Caroline Zielinski has moved to Denmark and enrolled her daughter in the childcare system. Here’s how it compares to Australia.
Ed's Blog Firm offers annual $10,000 childcare payment to parents u&u Recruitment Partners are offering a $10,000 childcare subsidiary to employees in a game-changing new workplace initiative.
News & Views Children are not as safe at childcare as they should be. Here’s what we can do about it Children are not as safe at early education and care as they once were and certainly aren’t as safe as they should be. This is a deeply troubling but indisputable fact.
News & Views The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought: World Bank report A new report from the World Bank has found that globally, women don’t have the same opportunities as men in the workforce.
News & Views Market forces alone are not meeting children’s needs: ACCC childcare report A report from Australia’s consumer watchdog has recommended urgent reform of childcare policies to improve the affordability and accessibility of care.
News & Views 2023: A ‘big year’ for women, so why are we increasingly unhappy? It’s been a big year for the girls. We’ve kicked goals (literally), got into Parliament, been to space, won Nobel Peace Prizes. But statistically we’re miserable.
News & Views Calls for government to cap childcare $10 a day amid cost of living crisis A new Bill proposed yesterday at Parliament House could see the cost of childcare capped at $10 a day for three days a week.
News & Views We need more than police checks: how parents and educators can keep childcare services safe from abuse The news a former childcare worker has been charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offenses has sent shivers through the Australian community.
