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Neighbours star Madeleine West calls for Australian parents to receive childcare subsidies from the government in wake of daycare abuse scandal


Madeleine West, 47, has ruffled a few feathers with her 'REVOLUTIONARY' call for the Australian Government put child care subsidies directly into parents' back pockets.

The actress turned child safety and victims' advocate moved to the coastal area to be closer to her six children after her breakup with celebrity chef Shannon Bennett. Madeleine's call to action proved to be divisive, with some parents voicing concerns about putting the onus on mothers to give up their careers in favour of child rearing Madeleine's post comes after Louise Edmonds, a founding member of the Independent Collective of Survivors and Karl Stefanovic exchanged a war of words on the topic.

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