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June 4, 2010
Patricia Karvelas
The Australian
THE Coalition will try to capitalise on the anger of parents at the Rudd government's backdowns on childcare promises by unveiling a series of policies, including making the childcare rebate payable through childcare centres weekly in arrears, so costs to families are slashed.
The government has been under fire since it announced it would cap th... Click here for full story
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May 28, 2010
By Liv Casben, ABC Online
Children who use after-school care will spend more time playing and less time in front of the TV under new national guidelines.
Early Childhood Education and Childcare Minister Kate Ellis announced the framework today as part of a Federal Government push to shift the focus of outside school care programs on to physical activity and social development.
The scheme has re... Click here for full story
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May 24, 2010
Anne Summers
The Sydney Morning Herald
In a debate on women's policy at the National Press Club in October 2007, just before the last election, Tanya Plibersek, the Labor spokeswoman, bragged about her party's "commitment to deliver 260 new childcare centres in areas of high need, particularly on schoolgrounds".
She went on: "That, incidentally, is the sort of smart policy I think you get when ... Click here for full story
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May 21, 2010
Paul Bibby, Workplace
The Sydney Morning Herald
THE fight for equal pay for women appears to be going backwards, with the wage gap widening to levels not seen since the mid 1990s and fewer companies bothering to monitor pay equity in the workplace.
Figures released by the Bureau of Statistics show that on average women are paid $82 for every $100 paid to men, a difference of about $240 per week... Click here for full story
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April 8, 2010
Dan Harrison, Education Correspondent
The Age/The Sydney Morning Herald
DESPITE having the nation's most powerful woman as its minister, men outnumber women on boards connected with Julia Gillard's department by a ratio of almost 2 to 1.
Information provided by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations in response to a question from the opposition sho... Click here for full story
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April 8, 2010
Patricia Karvelas
The Australian
GRANDPARENTS who help out as nannies would be eligible for the full childcare subsidy under a plan being investigated by Tony Abbott's Coalition.
The opposition is exploring policy options for a new childcare approach, including extending benefit payments to all in-home carers, including nannies.
Labor has refused to allow subsidies to be p... Click here for full story
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April 3, 2010
Patricia Karvelas
From: The Australian
NANNIES are not just for the rich, says Tony Abbott's Coalition, which is considering giving parents subsidies to employ carers to look after their children at home.
The Coalition is exploring policy options for a new childcare approach, including extending benefit payments to all in-home carers, including nannies.
Labor has refu... Click here for full story
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April 2, 2010
The Sydney Morning Herald
LENORE TAYLOR NATIONAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT
FAMILIES could get a government rebate for half the cost of nannies, au pairs or grandparents paid as child-minders under a policy being developed by the Coalition as part of Tony Abbott's push to win the votes of working parents.
The childcare spokeswoman, Sharman Stone, said she was ''very keenly ... Click here for full story
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March 15, 2010
The Federal Opposition has questioned if the Government is serious about its paid parental leave scheme when it has not yet introduced a bill to implement it.
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