Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Women and families across Australia are hurting because early childhood education and care is too expensive and too hard to access. Kids are missing out on crucial early years education and parents are missing out on much-needed paid work in a cost-of-living crisis. Last week, the government could have made early education and care free and accessible, but instead they locked in a fee hike for families, who are already struggling.

Minister, why won't your government make early childhood education and care free and universal, just like primary and secondary school?