Calls for a pause in childcare changes to think about how to do reform Childcare advocacy groups are warning the government that it must take a breath before barrelling on with the push to
Nationals push for tripling paid parental leave to 18 months and lowering Hecs debt for mothers The Nationals will canvass tripling paid parental leave in Australia to up to 18 months and income-splitting options for young
Can Australia’s childcare sector look overseas on how to strengthen the sector? The next few weeks are shaping as crucial for the childcare and early education sector as key state and federal
Toby Phillips & Mara Hammerle: The government’s clean energy funds are playing it too safe These specialist investment vehicles are meant to crowd in private finance and accelerate emerging tech, yet most money still goes
Sharing the benefits of the net zero transition with communities CPD Economic Director Toby Phillips speaks with ABC’s Sam Bradbrook about the Sharing the Benefits report and the case for
Fuelling rural ambition may ease renewables resistance The Sharing the Benefits report by the Centre for Policy Development argues any renewables project backed by the federal government
Principles for public funding of green projects Billions of public dollars for projects and new industries could flow through a more principled matrix for greater community benefits
Stronger community benefits can overcome resistance to net zero A new report from the Centre for Policy Development proposes a framework to help government tackle growing community resistance to
Labor advances universal childcare plan with new laws to allow collection of data from private operators Labor is quietly advancing plans for universal childcare in Australia, with new laws to require private operators to hand over
