how it works, and what it means for families and the economy

  • Written by: Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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The federal government is pitching its 2021 budget as “women-friendly”. Yesterday it announced a key feature of that – more money to make child care cheaper and boost women’s workforce participation.

The Coalition’s policy will increase spending on the child-care subsidy from July 2022 by...

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