Article: Fed: Parliament House childcare centre would cost about $1m


AAP General News (Australia)
04-06-2005
Fed: Parliament House childcare centre would cost about $1m

By Sharon Mathieson

CANBERRA, April 6 AAP - Building a childcare centre at Parliament House in Canberra
would cost up to $1 million, President of the Senate Paul Calvert said tonight.

A joint house committee is investigating the need for a childcare centre at Parliament House.

The lack of a facility was made more obvious since a handful of MPs and senators recently
gave birth.

The problem became obvious last month when government backbencher Jackie Kelly left
her three-year-old son Lachlan unattended in the public gallery of Parliament House while
she attended Question Time.

Labor ...

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