Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I think Senator McAllister is not helping her own cause, or anyone else's, frankly, in that statement. Clearly, the economic initiatives that the government has advanced in terms of the COVID response are to help all Australians. And what I and others have made clear in relation to the childcare sector is that the—

Senator McAllister interjecting—

Well, Senator McAllister, as I have made clear and Minister Tehan has made clear, in working with the sector, the change that the government made in recent weeks to address the childcare sector was very much needed by the sector to ensure it was able to survive, to ensure that it could offer increased care and to ensure that those parents seeking more care were able to obtain it. A transition payment is being provided by the government, which complements the JobKeeper payment that was previously in place as part of that support. (Time expired)