Roundtable Submissions to Public Inquiries
Submission to the 2009 Senate Inquiry into the Provision of Child Care in Australia, February 2009
Submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Pay Equity, November 2008
Roundtable Research Documents
New Book
Kids Count: Better early childhood education and care in Australia
Edited by Elizabeth Hill, Barbara Pocock and Alison Elliott
Demand for childcare has soared over the past decade as Australian families seek to reconcile work and care responsibilities. But the cost of care keeps rising, waiting lists in many metropolitan centres are long, and high quality services are not always available.
Australia's system of early childhood education and care is fragmented, and the major political parties have failed to take a comprehensive approach to policy development. So what would a good system of early childhood education and care in Australia look like?
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Sydney University Press
ISBN: 9781920898700
New Research on Early Childhood Education and Care
The Work + Family Policy Roundtable convened an Academy of Social Sciences Workshop called 'Childcare: A better policy framework for Australia' at the University of Sydney on 13-14th July 2006. The workshop resulted in a Statement of Principles for a National System of Early Childhood Education and Care.
Work and Family Policy Benchmarks for the 2007 Election Download PDF
Research Highlights from Members
Baird M and Williamson S 2009 ‘Women, Work and Industrial Relations in 2008’, Journal of Industrial Relations, 51 (3)
Austen, Siobhan, Therese Jefferson, Alison Preston & Richard Seymour (2008) “Gender pay differentials in low paid employment” report prepared for the Australian Fair Pay Commission.
Brennan, D. (2009) ‘A Late Delivery? The Politics of Maternity Leave in Australia’, in S. Kamerman and P. Moss eds., The Politics of Parental Leave, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Brennan, D. (2008). ‘Child care and Australian Social Policy’ in J. Bowes and R. Grace eds., Children, Families and Communities, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, pp. 206-19.
Brennan, D., M. Alexander and G. Whitehouse (2008). ‘Australia’ in P. Moss ed., International Review of Leave Policies and Research, London: Institute of Education, 2008, pp.121-33
Campbell, I., Chalmers, J. and Charlesworth, S. (2005). The Quality of Part-Time Jobs in Australia. Towards an Assessment. Paper presented to the 'Transitions and Risks. New Directions in Social Policy' Conference, Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne, 23-25 February 2005.
Campbell, I. and Charlesworth, S. (2004). Background Report: Key Work and Family Trends in Australia. Centre for Applied Social Research RMIT University, Melbourne.
Charlesworth, S. (2005). Submission to Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in response to the Striking the Balance Discussion Paper. October 2005.
Hill E (2007) 'Budgeting for Work-Life Balance: The ideology and Politics of Work and Family Policy in Australia', Australian Bulletin of Labour, vol.33:2.
