New women’s taskforce must support parents and children
The Parenthood welcomes the Prime Minister’s new women’s cabinet taskforce and urges the group to prioritise significant investment in reducing gender inequality in the upcoming...
Pre-Budget Submission to the Australian Treasury
The Parenthood wrote a Pre-Budget Submission and welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Australian Treasury for the 2021-2022 Federal Budget. You can...
Supporting parents creates a more gender equal society
Gender inequality is not good enough and reforming policies affecting parents and families is essential to closing the gender gap. Parenting is a fundamental undertaking...
Gender equality is good for children, parents and families
This week marked International Women’s Day and to be honest it’s an occasion I have mixed feelings about. A gender equal world remains an elusive dream...
One research report. Four game-changing recommendations.
Last week we travelled to Canberra to launch our research report 'Making Australia the best place in the world to be a parent' and it...
Let's make Australia the best place in the world to be a parent
Today we’re launching our new report 'Making Australia the best place in the world to be a parent'. We’re excited to place the spotlight firmly...
Federal and state governments fail to meet the mark on ECEC
The release of new Productivity Commission data on early childhood education and care (ECEC) highlights multiple policy failures letting children and parents down, according to...
The Parenthood Newsletter February
In news that is unlikely to surprise - but may trigger dread - it turns out that out of pocket fees for early childhood education and...
GOVERNMENT CHILD CARE REFORMS HAVE FAILED
Families’ child care costs in Sydney and Brisbane are now the highest they have ever been, today’s CPI data reveals, higher than even before the...
Have your say on the Smart Start campaign!
Right now, thousands of children across Australia are settling into their early learning centres for a new year, getting to know their educators and peers...
The Parenthood Newsletter January 2021
We're not two weeks into 2021 and the soaring cost of early childhood education and care is back making headlines. New reports have indicated there...
The Parenthood urges Alan Tudge to prioritise reform
The Parenthood notes the appointment of Alan Tudge as the new Federal Minister for Education. The Parenthood urges the minister to pursue early childhood education...