Labor has promised to increase the rebate to 50 per cent of the actual costs of child care, capped at $7500 a year, compared with the government’s policy of 30 per cent capped at $4000.
The policy has been welcomed by careermums, a new group that is lobbying for working mothers.
Here is their press release
Hi Anne – Now that the election has been and gone, I’m wondering what your thoughts are with relation to the possible revitalisation of the Womens portfolio, eowa, hreoc, etc. How do you see this panning out? I’d love to read anything you have to say about the way forward, at this particular juncture…