Greens will move to amend Abbott’s PPL scheme to protect mum and dad investors
Revelations today that the Coalition’s company tax levy associated with its Paid Parental Leave scheme will not create franking credits, resulting in a hit on mum and dad investors, will be a shock to...
View ArticleFixing childcare affordability
The Greens are standing up for greater quality and affordability in early education and care. We are fully committed to the national quality reforms being rolled out across the country, and only the...
View ArticleSouth Australians want proper Paid Parental Leave
Polling commissioned by the Australian Greens* has shown that South Australians want to see a proper Paid Parental Scheme introduced, with 26 weeks of full wage support for mothers and an additional...
View ArticleThousands of Australians left behind in Coalition’s ministerial shake-up
The Australian Greens have criticised the sizeable holes in Tony Abbott’s newly-appointed Coalition government ministry following its announcement today.“With no minister for youth or early childhood...
View ArticleNational childcare survey shows parents, sector can’t afford cuts
The worsening situation in the Australian childcare sector, as highlighted by a national survey of centres' fees and availability, shows that the Abbott Government must increase support for centres...
View ArticleLabor teams up with Abbott to support cruel cuts to childcare
The Labor party and the Abbott Government have teamed up in the Senate to wave through the governments savage cuts to childcare.“Labor and the Abbott government have ripped thousands of dollars from...
View ArticleFamilies set to lose more money under new child care legislation
Figures released by the Greens have shown that some families will reach the childcare rebate cap before the end of each financial year, and will be hit even harder by new legislation introduced today....
View ArticleChildcare report a step in the right direction, Greens say
The Productivity Commission's draft report into the childcare sector shows encouraging signs but more detail is needed to guarantee the best possible outcome for all Australian families, the Australian...
View ArticleChildcare poll shows fee pain increasing for Australian parents
An overwhelming 86% of Australian parents say that fees are one of their biggest concerns when it comes to getting their children into regular childcare, an Australian Greens poll of over 1000 parents...
View ArticleGreens say childcare report must be released immediately
The Australian Greens have called on the Abbott government to release the Productivity Commission's childcare report immediately."The childcare sector is in crisis and the government must release this...
View ArticleLay off the ‘parent guilt’: Greens
“Fred Nile's comments are naive and misinformed. He is completely out of touch with the needs of modern day parents”, Greens’ spokesperson for early childhood education and care, Senator Sarah...
View ArticleChildcare commitment needs detail, funding
Tony Abbott's childcare announcement contained no detail and lacked any commitment to increased funding that the sector desperately needs, the Australian Greens have said."Childcare funding must be...
View ArticleQuality must be assured for parents accessing in home care: Greens
Quality education and care must be assured for parents looking for in home care for their children, the Australian Greens have said today."Minister Morrison’s nannies pilot program quite simply looks...
View ArticleChildcare reform can’t be delivered off the backs of poor families and new...
“Investment in early learning is crucial for our kids but it can’t be delivered off the backs of poorer families and new mothers,” Australian Greens spokesperson for Early Childhood Education and Care,...
View ArticleChildcare changes to be investigated by Senate inquiry
The Australian Greens will refer the Coalition's recently announced childcare package to a Senate inquiry amid growing concerns that many families will be left significantly worse off by the...
View ArticleChildcare package to leave hundreds of thousands worse off, needs work: Greens
The government's childcare package will result in hundreds of thousands of families being worse off and will need to be amended, the Australian Greens have said."This package doesn't do what the...
View ArticleChildcare delay to hit families hard
The Australian Greens have expressed regret at the government's decision to delay implementing seriously overdue changes to the early education and care sector for another year."Early education and...
View ArticleQLD families to be slugged $287m by childcare delay
The Australian Greens have expressed concern for the thousands of Queensland families who will be disadvantaged by the government's decision to delay the implementation of childcare reforms by one...
View ArticleSA families hit by $90m childcare delay
The Australian Greens have expressed concern for the thousands of South Australian families who will be disadvantaged by the government's decision to delay the implementation of childcare reforms by...
View ArticleChildcare overhaul with ‘Universal Access’ model proposed by Greens
The Australian Greens have announced that they will take a policy of 'Universal Access' childcare, with a guaranteed minimum of 24 hours of subsidised care offered to every Australian family each week,...
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