Adrian Black

Family daycare, where trained and registered educators provide care from their homes, could help solve the regional childcare crisis, but funding has been scarce due to scams.

One in five Australians are working a second job to keep up with rising costs and almost half are afraid they will be let go.

RAI chief executive Liz Ritchie said the demand for regional workers was at an all-time high as available jobs in capital cities declined.