Michael is joined by Chiang Lim, CEO of the Australian Childcare Alliance New South Wales, regarding the Federal Government’s announcement that it will cease its free childcare scheme on July 12, moving to reintroduce childcare subsidies for parents in a $700 million transition package to be offered to the sector from the following day.

The free childcare scheme was introduced in April with the aim to support eligible families whose employment had been impacted as a result of COVID-19, with the transitional funding to last until September 27.

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