Bronwyn’s no solutions report
Last week’s report on ‘Balancing Work and Family’ fails to address the inadequate supply of children’s services, which is undermining choice and leading to ever-rising costs, writes Eva Cox.
What kind of Australia do we want?
Eva Cox explains what governments can do to appeal to the ‘better angels’ in human nature.
Understanding what the Federal Government means by choice
Choice is out of fashion in Canberra, writes Eva Cox. These days service provision is all about control
Child Care funding – policy proposals for discussion
Eva Cox cuts through the confusion surrounding the child care debate and puts forward a comprehensive set of proposals for funding accessible, affordable, quality child care. By introducing direct funding of child care centres...
Child Care funding – policy proposals for discussion
Suddenly there is interest in child care. A couple of proposals have surfaced from the back bench; one is to increase general family payments so parents ostensibly have more choice; the other is a...
Improving the Proposed IR & Welfare Systems for Women
Eva Cox explores some of the problems for women workers under the proposed new IR and welfare laws and proposes avenues for mitigating the damage.
Changing child care policy frameworks
Eva Cox argues that changes in government child care ‘policy have encouraged rising fees, poor planning and irresponsibility in spending’. She proposes that ‘the government move back to funding centres, not parents, as was...
Defining the role of the state
Eva Cox explores how the policy development role has changed over the years and identifies a range of issues for policy makers and the community to consider
Dog whistle welfare
Eva Cox writes, ‘If the Government were upfront about its reluctance to fund all low income households to stay at home with children, they would not find so much support.’
How do we define fair? A summary
Eva Cox summarises her policy principles: ‘Offering alternative policies that emphasise connectedness and common responsibilities can counter feelings of isolation that neoliberals rely on.’