Childcare Authority Grilled Over $1.2 Million Spent on Renting Underused Offices

‘Given the transient sort of use of the facility, would it have been better to get bigger premises say in Parramatta?’

Street view of 1 Oxford St, Sydney. Google Street View/Screenshot

A parliamentary hearing has revealed that Australia’s childcare authority is spending $1.2 million (US$788,000) annually on partially used offices in the heart of Sydney CBD.

With many employees working from home and some attending meetings only twice a year, the federal education committee questioned whether taxpayer dollars could be better allocated to a more cost-effective alternative in the western suburbs.