Federal Election

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Fishy news from Truth Factory

Jacqueline Maley and Mark Davis Tony Abbott brought his wife Margie out to help him campaign yesterday, as Gillard told journalists that her partner Tim Mathieson would be supporting her privately.

Plan to put childcare overhaul on hold

Kirsty Needham A coalition government will stall the federal government's promised overhaul of childcare quality to allow for further consultation with the industry and reinstate indexing of the childcare rebate,...

Coalition would put off changes in childcare standards

Kirsty Needham.

Kirsty Needham A Coalition government would stall Labor's promised overhaul of childcare quality to further consult with the industry and would reinstate indexing of the childcare rebate, Tony Abbott said.