The care and support economy—the provision of paid care and support—is one of the fastest growing parts of the Australian economy. This publication sets a roadmap of actions to a sustainable and productive care and support economy that delivers quality care with decent jobs.

This report finds that women are increasingly remaining employed when they take time off to have a baby, demonstrating the uptake of parental leave in recent years.

The interim report seeks the feedback of South Australians on the Commission's vision for the future of preschool. Views expressed in relation to the findings and 33 recommendations of this report will inform the Commission's final report due in August 2023.

This paper estimates New Zealand mothers with children under age three who are not working only because they can’t access childcare may be foregoing $116 million or more of wages each year.

This final report from the Senate Select Committee on Work and Care draws on 11 days of hearings across Australia, as well as 125 published submissions. The issue of predictable pay and working hours has emerged as an important and significant issue in the inquiry with too many Australians working in conditions that lack predictable...