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Article: Fed: Parliament House childcare centre would cost about $1m
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- April 6, 2005
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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 ...