Politics Live: Childcare negotiations loom as latest Government hurdle ahead of federal budget

Updated March 20, 2017 08:46:07

Bargaining over childcare payment changes is the latest hurdle for the Government to clear as it enters the final sitting period before the federal budget.

The planned increases to childcare subsidies could be blocked in the Upper House because they are tied to a range of welfare cuts that Labor and the Greens oppose.

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First posted March 20, 2017 07:31:21