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CIS work on childcare policy aims to ensure that parents are able to access the childcare they need, while they (and the taxpayer) are not burdened by paying for unnecessary services or features that do not improve access or outcomes for young children.

One School Does Not Fit All
Jennifer Buckingham OAM, Trisha JhaJanuary 31, 2016Research Report 9

Australia has a relatively large degree of choice between schools, a product of historical private...

Regulating for Quality in Childcare: The Evidence Base
Trisha JhaNovember 5, 2014PM142

The National Quality Agenda (NQA) endorsed by all states and territories in 2009 regulates childcare...

Complex Family Payments: What it Costs the Village to Raise a Child
Trisha JhaAugust 6, 2014PM141

In 2013–14, $32 billion was spent on family payments, amounting to 7.7% of total federal...

Fairer Paid Parental Leave
Matthew TaylorJuly 7, 2014T30.11

Australia spends just under $1.4 billion (2012–13) on statutory Paid Parental Leave (PPL) to provide...

School Funding on a Budget
Jennifer Buckingham OAMApril 30, 2014T30.09

Government expenditure on schools has more than doubled in real terms in the last 25...

School Funding, Choice and Equity
Jennifer Buckingham OAMOctober 26, 2011IA126

School funding is plagued by inconsistencies and divisiveness. Its complexity has led to widespread misinformation...

Regulating for Quality in Childcare: The Evidence Base
Trisha JhaNovember 5, 2014PM142

The National Quality Agenda (NQA) endorsed by all states and territories in 2009 regulates childcare...

Complex Family Payments: What it Costs the Village to Raise a Child
Trisha JhaAugust 6, 2014PM141

In 2013–14, $32 billion was spent on family payments, amounting to 7.7% of total federal...

Fairer Paid Parental Leave
Matthew TaylorJuly 7, 2014T30.11

Australia spends just under $1.4 billion (2012–13) on statutory Paid Parental Leave (PPL) to provide...

School Funding on a Budget
Jennifer Buckingham OAMApril 30, 2014T30.09

Government expenditure on schools has more than doubled in real terms in the last 25...

School Funding, Choice and Equity
Jennifer Buckingham OAMOctober 26, 2011IA126

School funding is plagued by inconsistencies and divisiveness. Its complexity has led to widespread misinformation...

Fixing Prices: Why Vouchers Won’t Work While Governments Set Fees
Andrew NortonFebruary 11, 2009IA105

In December 2008, the federal government received the Review of Australian Higher Education: Final Report,...

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Submission to Senate Education and Employment References Committee
Michael Wu October 22, 2025CIS

Despite good intentions, Australia’s Early Childhood Education and Care system has expanded well beyond its...

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