Here's how we can fix childcare starting from today. Once we offer 12 months of paid parental leave in every business across the country - in combination with what the federal government already provides, demand will drop. We can get in there and fix the urgent issues.

There are now nearly 30,000 babies in childcare - and I'm guessing that they wouldn't be there if their parents had a choice. I remember going back to work at six weeks and crying most days.

The Parenthood CEO Georgie Dent says paid parental leave would make a huge difference. "It would give parents genuine options to stay at home longer in the first year of a child's life. Child development is supported, mental health for both men and women improved."

Then she makes a massive understatement. Bringing a baby home is one o

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