The government has committed an additional A$1.7 billion over five years to reduce the cost of childcare for around 250,000 families with more than one child. Another $1.6 billion is going into ensuring each four-year-old child gets 15 hours of preschool a week.
But these budget announcements, framed in part as being a boost for womenâs participation in the workforce, hold no good news for the early childhood workforce â 95% of whom are women.
The increase in families using early childhood education and care relies on the stability of the workforce. At the moment, however, an increasing number of educators are leaving the profession due to low pay, feeling undervalued and too much time spent on paperwork.
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11 MAY 2021
Charles Sturt staff and students pay tribute to nurses ahead of International Nurses Day after a horror 12 months for the healthcare industry.
Despite
recently emerging from one of the worst health crisis’ to face the world, the
number of people pursuing nursing careers with Charles Sturt University
continues to rise. Staff and students pay tribute to these healthcare workers ahead
of International Nurses Day on Wednesday 12 May.
The world has spent the past year with their eyes firmly fixed on the response of healthcare workers as they responded to the biggest health crisis of our time.
From cheers and clapping in the street to the heartbreaking tales in the media, the plight and efforts of nurses has never been more seen or appreciated.
Watch: Shocking Mice Plague Takes Over Homes, Farms In Australia
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A mice plague continues to ravage farms and communities in eastern Australia
Farmers are asking the government to provide $25,000 rebates to cover expenses in dealing with the rodents
Experts are worried about the effects the invasion will have on the mental health of residents
A mice plague continues to ravage eastern Australia as farmers and communities attempt to get government support in dealing with the rodent infestation.
Videos of the invasion showed thousands, if not millions, of the rodents invading farms and homes in New South Wales (NSW).
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Australians are less likely to want to continue working from home but want to travel more, compared to other nations whose priorities and lifestyle changes have been documented in a global survey.
The survey of more than 22,000 people from 19 countries by consulting company Accenture tracks the changing attitudes and habits of consumers as they adapt to a new reality following COVID-19.
Australians are less likely to want to work from home than people from other countries, a survey has found.
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Just 13 per cent of Australians surveyed said working from home was one of the three biggest changes they intended to make permanent, while more than one in four Russians rated this a top priority.