Joint Media ReleaseLabor Senator’s Trish Crossin, Convenor of the Parliament House Childcare Reference Group and ACT Senator Kate Lundy, today warmly welcomed the passage of the works approval for a 22 place childcare centre in Parliament House for children 6 weeks to 18 months old. “As one of the most significant work places in the [...]
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Quality and Affordable Child Care to Help Fight Inflation
Ensuring access to quality and affordable child care will be a key pillar in fighting inflation under the Labor Government. In an address to a Lord Mayor’s Breakfast in Perth today Prime Minister Kevin Rudd outlined Labor’s plan to implement practical measures to help people re-enter the workforce, such as providing more accessible child care. [...]
Labor leads the way on work family balance
Comments made yesterday by Jacqui Burke in the Legislative Assembly about Katy Gallagher, Deputy Chief Minister, taking maternity leave showed we still have a long way to go to ensure equality for women in the workplace. As a working person with children I am familiar with the challenges of balancing work and family. No-one should [...]
Federal Labor’s Plan for High Quality, Affordable Child Care in Canberra: Giving Parents Peace of Mind
Kate Lundy today visited a local child care centre, Alkira Community Child Care Centre, Charnwood, to talk to staff and parents about Labor’s plans to improve the quality and affordability of child care in the ACT. Earlier this year the Productivity Commission released figures that revealed that Canberra is amongst the most expensive in the [...]
ACT expensive for child care – but only Labor has a plan
Working families are under pressure like never before, working longer just to make ends meet. On top of high petrol prices, mortgage repayments and the cost of groceries, the cost of child care has spiralled, adding to the financial pressure families are under. Child care costs in Australia have doubled in the last 11 years, [...]
Cost of Canberra’s Child-care Contradicts Treasury Report
Child-care in Canberra must become more accessible and affordable, despite a Treasury report released today claiming that child-care across Australia is both affordable and accessible. It was revealed yesterday that the ACT was ranked among the most expensive places in Australia for child-care. The average cost for full-time long day care in Canberra is $233, [...]
Children turned away from Active After-school Communities
The Howard Government is out of touch with the needs of Australian communities. Children wanting to participate in Active After-school Communities programs across Australia have been turned away as the program is unable to cope with the demand. In Victoria one third of schools and out of school hours care services (OSHCS) who have [...]
Senator Urges Action on Childcare
Senator Lundy will join Susan McCarthy, Convenor of the ACT Community Childcare Campaign and Candidate for Ginninderra for the: ACT LAUNCH OF THE ACTU CHILDCARE PHONE IN 11.00am Thursday 2 September, 2004 Baringa Childcare Centre, Baddely Crescent, Spence MEDIA MOST WELCOME Senator Kate Lundy has called on parents and [...]
Howard Government cuts Child Support Agency Services
The Howard Government has announced that it will shut down the Canberra Child Support Agency (CSA). Instead of a dedicated agency, Canberra will be serviced only by a ‘regional service centre’ with a vastly reduced staff of 20 which is to be achieved by 2006, supposedly through attrition. Given current staffing is around 80 this [...]
Rally reminds everyone of childcare responsibility
A rally organised by the ACT Childcare Campaign Committee outside Parliament House today highlighted the importance of quality childcare and the responsibility of everyone to value and recognise the expertise of childcare professionals. The rally demonstrated support for all those working in children’s services and asked Government to commit to better funding for childcare. The [...]
