‘The aspiration of universal childcare’: Anne Aly on what drives Labor’s ambitious plans

The minister for early childhood education and youth says filling an urgent need' for families is as much about productivity as it is about gender equity

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Labor's minister for early childhood education, Anne Aly, is well aware some people don't agree with the new government's plans to expand subsidies for childcare.

I hear that argument from people my age, asking why should I subsidise people? I did it tough', but that's why I say there's a bigger piece here," she says.