Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

You got it, Sterlie—wages! Wages will definitely be lower under the Liberals and Nationals. You see, Labor wants Australians to earn more and keep more of what they earn, including early childhood educators and care workers. We are making sure that they are fairly paid by funding a 15 per cent wage increase, and we are always working to make sure the cost is not passed onto families. The wage increase is tied to a commitment from centres to limit fee increases, so better for parents, better for educators, better for children. This is on top of our cheaper childcare reforms that have cut the cost of child care for 1.2 million families.

You don't like the truth do you, Senator Henderson? According to the ACCC, childcare costs were cut by 11 per cent following our reforms—11 per cent! (Time expired)