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Govt commits $22m to ABC Learning bailout

Source: Lateline
Published: Friday, November 7, 2008 7:27 AEDT
Expires: Thursday, February 5, 2009 7:27 AEDT

The Federal Government has moved to prop up hundreds of child care centres run by the stricken ABC Learning. More than 400 of the company's centres are unprofitable and there are fears they will close.

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