Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

Children will of course be looked after by professionals who have appropriate qualifications in terms of first aid and police checks and who will be selected by service providers that the government is procuring. I particularly encourage parents to consider applying for participation in the nanny pilot. Until the 30th of this month, people can access information via the government's websites and hotlines about how they can apply to participate in this two-year pilot that will give them flexibility.

A couple of weeks ago I visited the Paramedics Australasia conference and heard firsthand how the nanny pilot program is helping people in that type of shift-working industry to have the opportunity to access support in those circumstances that meets the needs of those families who are, of course, providing such valuable services to Australians in their times of need.