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In 2020 our workforce and our caring system broke. They are the same thing

  • Written by Elizabeth Hill, Associate professor, University of Sydney
In 2020 our workforce and our caring system broke. They are the same thingGeorge Rudy/Shutterstock

The 2020 pandemic and bushfire crises exposed longstanding weakness in our labour market and the child-care, aged care and disability care systems.

They are two sides of the same coin.

To"‘build back better", work, care and family policies must support decent work and high quality care.

An evaluation of the impact of the...

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