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Angela Smith, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Western Sydney University

Western Sydney’s childcare ‘desert’ locks women out of the workforce. Universal childcare could be a game-changer

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Momentum is growing for the Australian government to provide universal early childhood education and care – free or very-low-cost childcare for all families.

Access to quality, affordable childcare can help parents join or remain in the workforce – particularly women, who still perform the majority of unpaid household work.

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