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Election push for childcare as rural kids ‘held back’

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One rural family faces a five-year waiting list for childcare, while another has a 130km drive to the closest centre and many others rely on grandparents for help.

Mothers in rural Australia report quitting their jobs at schools and hospitals due to a dearth of childcare, or even re-training in early education to fill the gap themselves.

These kinds of stories, as revealed through research by ad...


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