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3 Sep 2014: £800m proposal among 300 ideas in pre-manifesto document, which also includes raising personal tax allowance to £12,500 -
28 Aug 2014: Then £50 per week on everyday costs such as packed lunches, bus fares, school trips and after-school activities, research finds
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23 Aug 2014:
Lack of places leaves 63,000 on waiting lists despite coalition pledge
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19 Aug 2014: Laura McInerney: The new education secretary will need more than motherhood and the ability to multitask in order to fulfil her early years responsibility
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8 Aug 2014:
Childcare experts dismayed by plans to cut funding for childcare that does not promote "fundamental British values"
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3 Aug 2014:
Getting budget passed is the priority as finance minister Mathias Cormann reveals $165m more in cuts to social services
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24 Jul 2014: Draft report suggests big changes to simplify childcare funding, to be paid for by axing paid parental leave
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22 Jul 2014: Government also plays down Productivity Commission's suggestion money earmarked for paid parental scheme be diverted to childcare
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20 Jul 2014:
For many Americans living in poverty, the real cost of higher minimum wage could be benefits lost by a few dollars gained
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15 Jul 2014: Children must be at the heart of policymaking – as the child abuse scandals of the 70s and 80s tell us
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8 Jul 2014: Some 2 million have cut working hours and upped spending to help grandchildren as work pressures increase, say charities
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7 Jul 2014:
Impacts on child benefit, tax, car insurance or rail fares mean that working part time can bring greater contentment without financial misery
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2 Jul 2014:
Productivity Commission expected to canvas means testing of the childcare rebate, which is currently exempt
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1 Jul 2014: Jessica Valenti: Reforming the outdated school calendar could do as much for working families as flexible schedules and child care
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29 Jun 2014:
Thinktank makes radical proposal to boost children's development and parents' employment rates
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