article_snippet.sent: Employing cheap labour from Asia and having the length of working visas doubled are two ways of combating the childcare shortage in Australia authorities have said.
article_snippet.sent: Instead of employing European students on working holidays to act as au pairs industry experts want to attract more workers from Asia where wages are low.
article_snippet.sent: Extending au pairs on working holiday visas - who earn $250 a week as live-in nannies - to stay with one family for a year instead of the current six months is another option.
article_snippet.sent: The introduction of Asian nannies to Australia would go some way to help address the childcare shortage it's been argued .
article_snippet.sent: Compared with childcare rates of $100 a day or more, overseas nannies and au pairs can provide a cheaper and more flexible option for families with more than one child.
article_snippet.sent: Why not provide a ­serious opportunity for women for a safe environment where women can learn English and send money home?
article_snippet.sent: Parents and au pair agencies complain the six-month rule currently be used is unsettling for families and tough on children particularly those with autism and special needs.
article_snippet.sent: By working in Australia nannies from Indonesia and the Philippines can learn English and send money home .
article_snippet.sent: The Productivity Commission has suggested that extending the length of working visas for live-in nannies from overseas could help tackle the childcare shortage.
highlights_snippet.sent: Employing Asia nannies would help save money in the long run .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Extension of au pairs visa from six months to a year another option .
  