A $5 billion-a-year spend on childcare subsidies could result in an $11 billion-a-year increase in GDP, says Grattan Institute Coronavirus Angela Priestley 11 August 2020 Making childcare cheaper would recharge the economy and see the typical Australian mother earn $150,000 more to boot.
Why the closure of Victorian childcare centres will be especially tough on working mothers Coronavirus Danielle Wood 4 August 2020 The stage four restrictions announced by the Victorian government to contain the city’s COVID-19 outbreak will see childcare centres close.