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Families in eastern states pay around twice as much for preschool than the rest of Australia

  • Written by Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Many families in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales have been paying around double what families in other states and territories pay for preschool.

Median out of pocket costs for preschool, per hour, range from A$2.82 to $3.82 in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and the ACT. Yet in the Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia and the...

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