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The question now is that the second reading amendment proposed by Senator Faruqi be agreed to.

Australian Greens circulated amendment—

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes that this Bill:

(i) only provides limited support for families that are currently paying exorbitant fees for early childhood education and care,

(ii) only makes modest changes to the activity test, which restricts access to early childhood education and care for the most disadvantaged children and families, and

(iii) does not do anything to address the workforce crisis; and

(b) calls on the Government to:

(i) make early childhood education and care universal and free, and

(ii) address the workforce crisis, including by immediately funding an interim wage supplement while taking action to ensure educators permanently receive better pay and conditions in the longer term".