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New report suggests three days per week free childcare in Australia

How Australia’s childcare goes?

The dream of free or universal childcare for Australian children aged five years and under has long been talked about. Source: AAP

A new report by the Centre for Policy Development recommends three days of free childcare per week for some families, with a small fee for others. The report suggests that childcare should be regarded in the same way as public education and Medicare, which are available to all Australians.


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By Alexandra Jones, Biwa Kwan, Priyanka Hatwalne

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A new report by the Centre for Policy Development recommends three days of free childcare per week for some families, with a small fee for others. The report suggests that childcare should be regarded in the same way as public education and Medicare, which are available to all Australians.


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