Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

So nobody has applied yet, thank you. The government's funding commitment towards this is only for two years. Some enterprise agreements or other arrangements negotiated go beyond two years, so providers will be agreeing to wage increases without any certainty on how they will be funded in the future. Does the government think the short-term incentive on offer is enough to recruit and retain childcare workers?