Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is a government which wants to ensure that the parents of Australia, in particular the women of Australia, have maximum choice. That is what we want to ensure. And that is why we want to support a paid parental leave scheme. We also want to ensure that there is a better childcare system, a system which is more flexible, more accessible, more affordable and, above all else, simpler. That is what we want to do. And it has to be fair, because the hallmark of this budget is fairness. It is a budget that is measured and responsible but above all else it is fair.

I am sure the member who asked the question is very committed to a good paid parental leave scheme, because, with my support, she helped to introduce a paid parental leave scheme.

But what the member who asked the question supports now is double-dipping—that is what she supports.

Ms King interjecting—

Ms Collins interjecting—

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