Some unvaccinated children face likely childcare ban in NSW
May 22, 2013
Financial Review - Joanna Heath - May 22, 2013
NSW is likely to be the nation's first state or territory to allow childcare centres and preschools to exclude unvaccinated children, although the industry group Early Childhood Australia doubts the ban will be widely applied. Labor Opposition Leader John Robertson gave notice of legislation...

NSW bill to allow banning unvaccinated kids from childcare
May 20, 2013
SBS News - May 20, 2013
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner supports legislation that would allow childcare centres and preschools to ban unvaccinated children. The NSW health minister has backed a proposal to bar unvaccinated children from preschools and childcare centres. Opposition Leader John Robertson...

Worry grows over safety of childhood jabs
May 20, 2013
Sydney Morning Herald - Kate Hagan - May 20, 2013
More than half of Australia's parents are worried about the safety of childhood vaccines, a survey has revealed, prompting concerns that a shift in support for vaccination could lead to reduced coverage rates and outbreaks of disease. More than 1300 Australians, including 400 parents...

Kate Ellis reveals 150,000 families face childcare pain in Budget
May 19, 2013
Sunday Telegraph - Samantha Maiden - May 19, 2013
CHILDCARE Minister Kate Ellis has revealed up to 150,000 families will be stung by the Budget's decision to freeze a $7500 cap on childcare relief for half a decade. For the first time, the Gillard government has admitted the number of families who face being cut off from the childcare rebate...

Why Joe Hockey knows what women really want
May 19, 2013
Sunday Telegraph - Samantha Maiden - May 19, 2013
JOE Hockey has backed tax deductibility for childcare and broken with Liberal Party policy on the possible need for quotas for women on boards. In an exclusive interview, Mr Hockey said working mums were crucial to productivity. "I argued early on for tax deductibility for childcare and I was...