An inquiry from the Productivity Commission was presented in Parliament today and recommended making child care free for low-income families.
The government-funded inquiry was tasked with finding a price mechanism that could wipe out childcare costs for families.
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The recommendations are for families on incomes below $80,000, and for subsequent children, 5 and younger, on incomes below $140,000.
The free childcare scheme would assist one in three families with children under 12.
The inquiry found early childhood education attendance would increase by 10 per cent.
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