The countdown is on for families looking to access early childhood education, with the Government today admitting they don’t know how many families will actually be better off come July 1.
GREG JENNETT:
It’s time to move on to our political panel and joining us this Thursday right here in the studio, Regional Development, Local Government and Territories Minister, Labor’s Kristy McBain. Welcome back Kristy and Shadow Early Childhood Minister, Liberal MP for Moncrieff, Angie Bell. Welcome to you to Angie.
SUSSAN LEY:
Well, good afternoon. When the aspirations and enterprise of Australian women are supported, all Australians benefit. That was the theme behind the Women’s Economic Security Roundtable that I held this morning.
Labor has a trick of delivering their bad news to you ahead of time as a prophecy of what lies ahead, then blaming anything else including the former government for their terrible outcomes.
SARAH CUMMING:
As we heard in the news, the Opposition Leader used last night’s Budget Reply speech to lay the blame for any future increase to interest rates at the feet of the Albanese Government. Peter Dutton argued the government’s budget will fuel inflation and make cost of living pressures worse for millions of Australians. He said the budget risks creating a generation of working poor Australians.
A 20-year-old today earning an average salary will be caught in the net of Labor’s doubling of superannuation taxes. Modelling released to the Coalition under Freedom of Information on the government’s controversial superannuation tax hike confirm the changes will apply to young Australians earning average wages over their lifetimes.
The Coalition welcomes today’s announcement of $18 million to address child care deserts across the country, however the Government needs to do more to increase access to early learning education in the regions.
GREG JENNETT:
It was time now to bring in our political panel and joining us, Labor frontbencher, Kristy McBain, Kristy is in Sydney today and Liberal MP Angie Bell, Angie is in Brisbane. Welcome both.
Australian families continue to pay more for early childhood education under Labor, with the latest CPI data showing out of pocket costs have increased for a second quarter by a further two per cent.
JULIE CLIFT:
Angie Bell, hello.
ANGIE BELL MP:
Hi, how are you going. Thanks for having me on today.