Day: 10/10/2024

Recently, I visited the Eventide Lutheran Home in Hamilton. Around 50 residents gathered for morning tea and a Q&A. Seeing the residents come together with some of the staff and the manager was a wonderful example of what aged care can provide to the community. Thank you to all the aged care providers right across…

When it comes to the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024, I have two areas of concern. First, it does nothing to address childcare deserts which are particularly abundantly in regional and rural Australia. The Albanese Labor government need to be mapping the childcare deserts and ensuring childcare…