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Report urges strong ECE push
A new review says some groups' lack of participation in early childhood education needs to be addressed.
![Pay more to save the same, workers told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Pay more to save the same, workers told
Tax relief cut, personal rates up - critics say low-wage earners will hurt the most.
![Loan cuts for older students attacked](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Loan cuts for older students attacked
Over-55s wanting to retrain or upskill being sent wrong message, say critics.
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Budget 2011: Business reacts
"Our estimates suggest this is the most aggressive period of fiscal repair since at least 1972," is one of the reactions....