Sky Information Senior Political Reporter Trudy McIntosh says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been pushed on childcare on the jobs summit this morning.
“Bringing ahead childcare aid – this was raised forward of the summit by the unions and childcare advocates,” Ms McIntosh mentioned.
“They are saying it ought to begin from January 1, they’re tying this into the entire dialogue round stage three tax cuts, if the federal government’s making {that a} precedence, they need to additionally prioritise bringing ahead childcare.”
She additionally mentioned there’s been a push by the union motion for paid parental depart to be expanded from 18 weeks to 26 weeks.
