Prime Minister Tony Abbott dismisses childcare funding advice

By Judith Ireland
Updated April 23 2018 - 8:08pm, first published July 23 2014 - 3:00am

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed a Productivity Commission suggestion that funds be redirected away from his signature paid parental leave scheme and into childcare services, arguing the two are ''very separate issues''.

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