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Labor’s policy does, however, fail to commit to long-term funding for universal access to preschool education.
Labor has unveiled a $3 billion child care policy it will take to the polls on July 2. What has the party proposed and how is it different?
Labor has pitched a A$3 billion childcare policy to families, promising to lift the annual cap on the childcare rebate from $7500 to $10,000.
Those closest to you might not be able to get you back on your feet.
This budget focuses on jobs and growth, but has little in it to redress women’s entrenched inequality.
Labor’s shadow minister for early education, Kate Ellis, said there has been a massive increase in child care costs under the Coalition government. Is that an accurate reflection of the data?
It’s true Australia is seeing the highest ever female workforce participation rate but there’s still a long way to go.
Not looking forward to the hot flushes associated with menopause? Don’t worry, science suggests there are actually benefits to it.
When a child dies from neglect or maltreatment from parents, outraged observers demand at-risk kids be placed in foster care. But the US foster care system can pose risks for children, too.
Supporting new mothers to make weekly “time for themselves” in the first six months after giving birth may reduce the prevalence of postnatal depression.
Plans to take over failing children’s services won’t mitigate the impact of austerity.
When a pregnant celebrity announces “no hot nannies,” what does it say about parenting, gender roles and our culture?
The government’s childcare reforms are designed to push more primary carers into paid work.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Simon Birmingham about his negotiations for a new higher education package, efforts to crack down on rorting in the vocational educational sector and the government's overhaul of the childcare system.
Women in countries with better access to policies like paid leave and subsidized child care are more likely to start a business oriented toward growth and job creation.
The government’s revised Family Tax Benefit proposals will still have some significant negative impacts on low-income families, but they are not as regressive as the 2014 budget.
The role of grandparents as the biggest providers of childcare is a huge blind spot in policy-making for workforce participation, childcare, early childhood education and retirement.
This research suggests that there is one simple way to equip your children for a life of literacy from their infancy: show them picture books.
Plans to double free childcare will only be available for ‘working parents’.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto
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Assistant Researcher, Perlman Lab, Ontario Institute for the Studies of Education, University of Toronto
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Professor and Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at Ontario Institute for the Study of Education (OISE) and Executive Director at the Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto
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Research Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Political Economy; Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion at Work; and, co-convenor Work + Family Policy Roundtable, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
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Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, University of Toronto