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Why are child carers still paid less than retail workers? And how can we help fix it?

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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So certain is the Australian government that childcare workers are being poorly paid that it is handing them an extra 15% – 10% this December, followed by a further 5% in December 2025 – and speaking as if there’s more to come.

It is calling the increases “interim” because it expects the Fair Work...

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