Jason Clare (Blaxland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

He said Australia can't afford that. But apparently Australia can afford at least $1.6 billion a year for every boss to go out to lunch. That's the choice: escargot for CEOs or early education for our kids? Helping our kids get a great start in life or helping bosses get a great starter at half price? I think I know which one parents are going to pick. They're going to pick their kids. They're going to pick education. Not this cockamamie long lunch idea from a bunch of Scott Morrison leftovers. This doesn't belong in a budget; it belongs in the bin.

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