Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition's once-in-a generation reforms for child care have seen female participation in the workforce rise while out-of-pocket costs for families are down 3.2 per cent since the reforms were introduced. Our childcare package is means-tested to ensure that those who earn the least receive the most support. Over 70 per cent of families are paying less than $5 an hour and nearly a quarter pay less than $2 per hour. Our transition arrangements will provide $708 million in transition payments while the activity test will be eased for those whose employment has been impacted by COVID-19.