Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The childcare support that we put in place is some $9.2 billion a year. From the time we redesigned the scheme the cost of childcare, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, fell by just over three per cent. The level of labour force participation rose to record levels, and, in particular, labour force participation amongst women was raised to record levels. The gender pay gap fell to record lows. That was the impact of the childcare changes that we put in place. The member asks questions about what it means for Australians who want to go to work for that extra day and earn a bit more money. I'll tell you that the tax plan that we brought into this parliament, that we took to the last election, said to Australians—in particular earning just as much as $45,000 a year—that they would never have to see bracket creep in their lives ever again and that they would pay a rate of tax of no more than 30 cents in every extra dollar they earn. That's what we went to the last election on. That's what was supported by the Australian people.

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