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Thursday 6 February 2014
News

in brief: Australian tax institute says childcare should be tax deductible

Sarah Iuliano
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The Australian Tax Institute is urging the federal government to make childcare tax deductible. The move is hoped to get parents back into the work force post-baby. ‘If we can encourage more parents – in the majority of cases, women – back to work after having a child, should they so wish, by removing disincentives…
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Wednesday 11 December 2013
News Politics

in brief: childcare centres asked to pay back pay rises

Kezia Lubanszky
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The Abbott government is asking childcare providers to ‘do the right thing’ by paying back $62.5 million dollars, given to them to improve wages in the underpaid industry. The opposition, who signed the contracts, are slamming the Liberal government for breaking a promise. The money was to be spent in over 1100 childcare centres to…
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