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 universal care, saying it needs proper planning before pouring billions…The West Australian16 March 2026
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 parents to boost population growth as they attempt to front-run…The Guardian10 March 2026
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 government reports, investigating safety and quality oversight, are finalised. So…ABC Radio National6 March 2026
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 to projects the market would fund anyway.Capital Brief3 March 2026
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 tying public funding to real community outcomes.ABC South East SA5 December 2025
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 should have to clearly demonstrate community benefits.AAP4 December 2025
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 and less resistance, policy experts say.The Energy4 December 2025
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 new green energy and industry projects, arguing communities need 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 sensitive commercial data needed to design a new national system.The Guardian24 November 2025
