Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, President. The issues that Senator Hodgins-May is talking about have been the subject of a number of reviews that have been presented to the government and they are matters we are considering. But in the meantime, what we are actually doing is making child care cheaper for Australian families, another thing the coalition opposed—let's not forget about them—with the ACCC finding that out-of-pocket expenses for centre based daycare decreased by 11 per cent on average between June and September 2023. Again, it takes a rare talent to complain about childcare fees being reduced. It takes a rare talent to complain about early childhood pay but you are up to the job. (Time expired)