Australia election 2025 live: Greens oppose Coalition’s international student cap plan calling it ‘blatantly racist’; Wong defends household battery pledge

Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastGreens to push for free early childhood educationThe federal Greens have named access to free, universal early childhood education as one of their priority policies in the event of a minority government.In a wealthy country like ours everyone should be able to afford childcare, but too many families are struggling with the cost.What Labor’s doing isn’t working, and Peter Dutton would take childcare backwards. Continue reading...

Australia election 2025 live: Greens oppose Coalition’s international student cap plan calling it ‘blatantly racist’; Wong defends household battery pledge

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Greens to push for free early childhood education

The federal Greens have named access to free, universal early childhood education as one of their priority policies in the event of a minority government.

In a wealthy country like ours everyone should be able to afford childcare, but too many families are struggling with the cost.

What Labor’s doing isn’t working, and Peter Dutton would take childcare backwards. Continue reading...