Budget: Australia tries to win back women with childcare boost

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The government's new budget boosts childcare and women's health, but critics say more reform is needed.

Single mum Natalie Raffenot says the government's pledges will not help families like hers

It is subsidised, with a rebate of 80% for those on the lowest incomes. But the fees remain so high that many families are better off having one parent stay home to look after the children, rather than work. It announced a A$1.7bn funding boost over three years to help families afford care and get more women back to work.

He refused to investigate a male cabinet minister accused of rape, and also sparked outrage for saying he had better understood sexual assault allegations after consulting his wife. Extra funding has been committed to women's health issues, including breast and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and eating disorders.

But that's only an estimated quarter of all Australian families who use childcare. People like Ms Raffenot, who have only one child in care at the moment, will miss out. During Australia's pandemic peak last year, the government offered free childcare for a short period - in a bid to get women workers back to their jobs.

 

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Suffer_Till_End Governments should not fund childcare. If people want someone to look after their children they should pay for it themselves. Taxpayers should not be funding people's careers. Put money into hospitals instead.

If you have children surely you want to look after them, be it Mum or Dad? Why is having a career break so bad to do probably the most important job of your life?

To the BBC stop reporting nonsense news and biased news when Muslim people are being tortured in China and Palestine right now! Do your jobs and report real news, stop siding with the Zionist and America!

Who's this lady with weird grin trying to choke kids? is it part of Australian trial to win friends and influence kids?

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