Latest Reports.

All they want for Christmas: Families with children hit the hardest by cost-of-living pressures

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Time to Stop Throwing Good Money After Bad: Delivering Universal Childcare Through Market Reform

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Potential Unrealised: Activity Test undermining benefits of universal pre-school

The 'Potential Unrealised' report by Impact Economics and Policy finds that despite New South Wales and Victorian state government policies to expand access to pre-school for all children, the Federal Government's Activity Test remains a barrier to early learning and childhood education for Australian families. View Report

Activity Test Report – Impact Policy and Economics

The Government’s $5.4 billion reform package will reduce the cost of care for 96 per cent of families, but the continued imposition of the activity test undermines the broader reform objectives of lifting access for children and workforce participation of parents. View Report

Starting Better – Centre for Policy Development

The guarantee is based on evidence of what has the greatest impact and what will work best for Australian children and families. It combines universal services to help all children thrive, with bespoke support to meet families’ needs and aspirations. View Report

Cheaper childcare: A practical plan to boost female workforce participation

Increasing female workforce participation is one of the biggest economic opportunities for governments. View Report

How Australia can invest in children and return more

A new look at the $15bn cost of late action View Report

Undermining child development and parental participation report

The continued imposition of the activity test undermines the broader reform objectives of lifting access for children and workforce participation of parents. View Report

Back of the pack report

How Australia’s parenting policies are failing women & our economy View Report