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Taskforce unveils recommendations for economic equality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... Australia and help families to better share-caring responsibilities. Specifically, this involves abolishing the Child Care Subsidy Activity Test, and investing in universal, high-quality, and affordable early childhood education and care. Another recommendation ...

Chalmers delivers on childcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... childhood education and care costs. Commencing in January 2023, the inquiry will also examine the impact of the Child Care Subsidy changes on out-of-pocket fees for families. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the federal government's decision ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... expansion of the paid parental leave scheme at a cost of $531.6 million over four years, and changes to the Child Care Subsidy which is expected to see women with young children work an additional 1.4 million hours a week. The government said it is developing ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... said. The government has also committed to spending on child care, though it did not specifically increase the child care subsidy as some expected. The budget allocates $19.4 million for additional childcare spending, on top of the $10.3 billion spend ...

No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... of childcare via a $1.7 billion investment in the sector. The government will remove the $10,560 cap on the Child Care Subsidy, benefiting about 18,000 families, while also increasing subsidies for families with more than one child under five in care ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... 8.8% in real terms from the previous year, driven primarily by increased expenditure related to COVID-19. The child care subsidy accounted for $8.9 billion, less than defence force superannuation benefits ($9.8 billion) and support for non-government ...

Value to be found in childcare stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... Childcare centres in Victoria, which make up about 20% of the sector, remain open and will continue to receive the Child Care Subsidy which equates to 50% of revenue even if there is no attendance. "This is important for two reasons. First, it means ...
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