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Permanently raising the Child Care Subsidy is an economic opportunity too good to miss

  • Written by Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute
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The Australian government’s COVID-19 rescue package for the child-care sector provides a lifeline for centres and parents alike.

Child-care centres now have a guaranteed stream of income and support for wage costs, helping them to stay in business through the crisis. For working parents, there’s the relief child care will...

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