Posts tagged "childcare"

Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is expected use his budget reply speech to promise free childcare for some Australian families. 

The government has pledged just $240 million for everything from women’s safety “at home and at work”, to cadetships, to entrepreneurialism.

The federal government's childcare recovery package aims to alleviate pressure on parents looking to rejoin the workforce.

Increasing the federal government’s childcare subsidy to a nearly fully funded 95% would boost GDP by up to $7.4 billion per year, at a cost of $5.4 billion a year, according to KPMG.

Circle In's Jodi Geddes has shared a time-lapse video showcasing the exhausting chaos many parents are dealing with at the moment.

A group of predominately women-led businesses are spearheading an urgent campaign calling for free childcare.

Trying to run a business while parenting kids and managing their remote learning is seriously stressful... if not impossible.

Childcare centres in Melbourne will be open to permitted workers only under tough new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Victoria.

The stage four restrictions announced by the Victorian government to contain the city’s COVID-19 outbreak will see childcare centres close.

Childcare fees being reimposed will place a burden on business owners at a crucial time, small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has warned.

Women will continue to be underpaid and stymied in their careers until society and business leaders rethink work flexibility for men, says Fay Calderone.

Australian families will soon start paying for childcare again, but as childcare becomes unaffordable for so many families who need it, women’s workforce participation that suffers.