HILDA findings on Australian families' experience of childcare should be a call-to-arms for government
- Written by Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Melbourne
Work-family time and money challenges should be seen by governments as ideal opportunities for good policy-making.Shutterstock
Australian parents are disadvantaged by a lack of affordable childcare, with childcare costs rising by about 145% in real terms since 2002, the latest HILDA study reveals.
The annual survey found the majority of Australian...