Doorstop with the Minister for Education and Training, Senator The Hon. Simon Birmingham
(WorldNews Politics)

PRIME MINISTER: Last night the Senate approved our child care package and that`s great news for hard working Australian families who will be able to afford more child care, more child care, quality child care that will enable them to work the hours they want to work. This package backs hardworking Australian families - those with the greatest need, who work the most hours, get the most support. Let me give you an example of the families, just one example of a family that benefits from this. A family on $80,000 - both parents working full-time, two children aged under 6 and long day care 5 days a week. They will be $3,424 better off a year - that`s on three days a week and if they were in...