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Universal Childcare: But who's benefitting?
10 December, 2024
Russell Broadbent here, Member for Monash. The term ‘universal childcare’ sounds pretty reasonable, doesn’t it? It implies that childcare will be fair, ...
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Chat with Judy Wilyman: Extended interview
9 December, 2024
Last Friday, I posted a video of a part of my chat with Dr Judy Wilyman. I encourage you to tune in ...
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DNA Contamination: Response
9 December, 2024
Last week I wrote to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP to respond to Mr Martin’s letter. It is no longer tenable for ...
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Russell Broadbent MP

Russell Broadbent MP
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Federal Member for Monash
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‘Universal childcare’ sounds pretty reasonable, doesn’t it?

It implies that childcare will be fair, accessible, and the right decision for every family.

But when I peeled back the layers of this policy, I noticed a few red flags. ... See MoreSee Less

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I'd rather stay home with my bub but can't afford to. Not only that but I will be paying $150 a day for someone else to look after my child with no rebates. 🙄

The only people who benifit from Labor handout policies are the unions and labor "stakeholders" & politicians.

Universal childcare is an abhorrent concept. Imagine having children and getting complete strangers to raise them 😵‍💫 If the "government" wanted to indoctrinate an entire generation what would they propose differently to universal childcare? We need a return to when a single income could support a family. Who started and funded the feminist movement and who benefited? Income tax was doubled in a generation and now kids come home from childcare/school thinking they're a furry...and it's all by design

'[Australia] cannot make a lightbulb...we cannot make a razor blade... 90% of our prescription medicines are imported...we can’t make enough saline...we cannot even make a tin can for baked beans!'

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Another brilliant presentation.

BY EXPLICIT DESIGN

Brooke Jayne why does wacky wally keep posting a picture of himself looking into the camera like he is totally confused?

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I am pleased to announce that three organisations in the Monash electorate will be awarded significant funding under the Government’s ‘Play our Way’ initiative.

Local sporting groups are essential to the physical and social wellbeing of our community of all ages.

The recipients include:
- Bass Coast Shire Council for a new netball pavilion for Bass Recreation Reserve: $1.67 million
- Drouin Hawks Netball Club for court floodlights: $222,000
- Thorpdale Football Netball Club for court maintenance: $66,000

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I am pleased to announce that three organisations in the Monash electorate will be awarded significant funding under the Government’s ‘Play our Way’ initiative. Local sporting groups are essential to the physical and social wellbeing of our community of all ages. The recipients include: - Bass Coast Shire Council for a new netball pavilion for Bass Recreation Reserve: $1.67 million - Drouin Hawks Netball Club for court floodlights: $222,000 - Thorpdale Football Netball Club for court maintenance: $66,000 Congratulations to these groups, and I wish them well in fulfilling their essential role in regional communities.
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Why Victorian prospectors in fossickers being locked out of areas without any consultation

Excellent news, Drouin & District Netball Association was a co-recipient with Drouin Hawks.

Play our way Thats all i need to read.

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Russell Broadbent here, Member for Monash. The term ‘universal childcare’ sounds pretty reasonable, doesn’t it? It implies that childcare will be fair, accessible, and the right decision for every family. Judith Sloan in The Australian, says the Prime Minister plans to make universal childcare a key element of his election campaign. But when I started peeling back the layers of this policy, I noticed a few red flags. Firstly, as Judith says: ‘the biggest winners will be high-income earners who currently receive proportionately lower childcare fee subsidies than those on lower incomes.’ Doesn’t sound very fair now, does it? It’s important to understand that sending children to childcare is not a first option for many Australian families, even though it may be becoming the norm. In fact, I think many parents are reticent to use childcare too soon – many want to spend time with their children, especially when they’re babies. But in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis, most parents have no choice but to rely on two incomes to pay the mortgage and feed the kids. So it appears childcare has become a rather lucrative business model for the private sector. In Melbourne, centre-based childcare, which is the most common option, costs anywhere between $70 to $185 dollars PER DAY. When you have multiple kids to factor in, it hardly makes the return to work worth it. The Productivity Commission recommends that 30 hours, or three days, per week should be made available to all children aged up to five years. Modelling suggests that this policy will have a small impact on workforce participation, adding an additional 17,000 full time equivalent workers. According to Judith Sloan, the cost of Universal Childcare works out to be more than $200,000 per job created. Doesn’t seem like the best use of taxpayer dollars to me. At the end of the day, we all want what’s best for our kids and whatever makes life easier for parents. Universal Childcare sounds like a great idea. But as I said earlier this childcare policy puzzle has a few missing pieces. That’s justice as I see it.
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Universal Childcare: But who's benefitting?

Russell Broadbent MP 481 views 10 December, 2024 1:15 pm

Last Friday, I posted a video of a part of my chat with Dr Judy Wilyman. I encourage you to tune in to our full conversation via the video link above.
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Chat with Judy Wilyman: Extended interview

Russell Broadbent MP 1.1K views 9 December, 2024 4:48 pm

In the mid-1990s, Dr Judy Wilyman saw chronic disease sky-rocketing in schools and wondered whether it could be linked to the expanded childhood vaccination program. Her research confirmed her worst fears. She shared her powerful story with me, including her view that given the evidence, it is a crime against humanity if parents are not able to give free and informed consent regarding the type and number of vaccines their child receives.
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Chat with Judy Wilyman

Russell Broadbent MP 1.2K views 6 December, 2024 2:07 pm

Elizabeth Hart has been researching vaccines for 16 years – first pet then human vaccines. Have a listen to her story, including her rightly passionate insights around the importance of informed consent and bodily autonomy.
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Chat with Elizabeth Hart

Russell Broadbent MP 2.2K views 5 December, 2024 2:37 pm

Esteemed Professor Robert Clancy on Australia’s response to COVID: “You cannot prevent infection with a vaccine…and “At no stage was there any evidence or reason for using genetic vaccines for COVID…” Why are views of doctors like Professor Clancy continuing to be ignored by Minster for Health?
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Professor Robert Clancy on Covid

Russell Broadbent MP 1K views 4 December, 2024 2:20 pm

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