Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian Greens will not be supporting Senator Leyonhjelm's amendment. We reject the premise that Senator Leyonhjelm has put forward that support for families who are working to help pay for their child care is not a legitimate need and service. I must say, as a mother who has relied my entire parenthood on paid childcare in order to be able to do my job, as many other working mothers around this country do, I find it galling to be told by a middle-aged bloke in this place that it is not a legitimate service to offer support for working mums in terms of paying for child care. It is pathetic.