Arguably, one legacy of Kim Beazley never becoming prime minister is that Australia has a cripplingly expensive and increasingly unsustainable childcare sector.
In May 2006, just seven months before Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard joined forces to seize the leadership of the Labor opposition, Beazley promised that, if elected in 2007, he would “end the double drop-off”.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
