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The Prime Minister's pre-election pledge on improving access to subsidised childcare has been welcomed by the Australian Education Union.
Australian families earning less than $530,000 a year will be guaranteed access to the government's child care subsidy for three days a week, if Labor wins re-election.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to formally announce the policy later today.
He says the move would be a step towards building a universal childcare system that is simple, affordable and accessible for every family.
Nationals Senator Matt Canavan told Channel Nine, he takes issue with the plan.
"In the context of lots of other families who are already got their kids in childcare - and are already working; that billion dollars a year could probably be spent a lot better and also maybe the government should stop spending so much taxpayers dollars because that is only fuelling inflation. And that is a much bigger cost, in terms of higher interest rates."
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has moved to reassure Sydney's Jewish community that an arson attack on a car in the city's east will be met with a strong response from police.
The incident in Woollahra this morning and was accompanied by anti-Israel graffiti.
Police are searching for two suspects who are thought to be aged between 15 and 20 years.
Mr Minns says the attack threatens multiculturalism.
"Look, a horrifying attack in Sydney's East this morning. I think it's an example of hatred and division and antisemitism on the streets of Sydney. We don't want to see this. This is antithetical to everything that's been built up over decades in this multicultural city. And I think community leaders, civic leaders, political leaders, need to stand up and condemn it. And I want members of the Jewish community to know that it will be met with a full police response in the coming days. This is disgraceful behavior. It's disgusting."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says the war in Ukraine will not end until Russia has achieved all of its objectives.
He says those objectives may be achieved through military efforts or via negotiations.
But Ukraine has rejected those terms, saying it would be equal to surrender.
Mr Peskov has accused Ukraine of prolonging the military conflict by refusing to come to the negotiating table.
"There has been no negotiation process yet, as you know. The Ukrainian side refuses any negotiations. This is why the special military operation continues to a victorious end."
Football Australia says they are getting closer to deciding who will be the next coach of the Matildas, but announcing the final choice might take some time.
The Matildas have been without a permanent boss since Swede Tony Gustavsson's four-year tenure came to an end, following a disappointing Paris Olympics campaign in August.
Football Australia chief James Johnson says he is taking the time to ensure the right person is selected.
"We are in the market. We are taking our time. We want to get the right coach. We'd like to make the appointment prior to the SheBelieves Cup. But you know we want to make sure that we have the right coach in place. And if that takes some extra time, we will take it, so that we have the right coach in place for the Womens Asian Cup in 2026 and of course, the preparation that goes before it."
