Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Barker for his question. I know that he is fighting hard for his constituents, from Mount Gambier to Murray Bridge. More than 80 per cent of those families using child care in his electorate will benefit from the Turnbull government's reforms. Indeed, they're the most significant reforms in 40 years.

Ms Rishworth interjecting—

An additional $2.5 billion has been added to child care, and around one million families are benefiting. Our emphasis is on the lower- and middle-income families, and those where parents are working, studying, volunteering. They're the ones who will benefit from our childcare reforms.

Ms Rishworth interjecting—

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