Albanese dangles childcare package in pitch to voters

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login The government is preparing to use a multibillion-dollar universal childcare package that would be passed only if Labor is re-elected as the headline act in its pitch to voters who, fresh polling shows, remain deeply sceptical of its ability to rein in inflation. A day after staring down the Senate to secure the passage of legislation for the vast bulk of his policy agenda, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assured voters “we have got your back” as he flagged a suite of measures on the cost of living ahead of the election, due by May at the latest.

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