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National affairs Investing in childhood: the progress and the pitfalls Deborah Brennan 25 August 2011 Early childhood policy is in the midst of enormous change, writes Deborah Brennan. But the legacy of a fragmented and incomplete system, and a failure of ambition, mean… National affairs Paid parenting leave: the debate we still need to have Daniel Nethery 8 March 2011 On International Women’s Day, Daniel Nethery examines Australia’s newborn paid parental leave scheme Podcasts Childcare: where we came from and where we’re going Peter Clarke 6 March 2009 Peter Clarke talks to Deborah Brennan about child care policy and the longer term impact of the fall of ABC Learning National affairs Reassembling the childcare business Deborah Brennan 19 November 2008 Australia has become a case study in how not to run childcare services, writes Deborah Brennan. How did this happen and what should we do about it?