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

Yes, there have been. The research is clear; our childcare reforms will lift workforce participation. These are the types of reforms that, I am sure, grandmothers in the gallery today wish existed when they were raising their children, because these are reforms that make it easier to participate in the workforce.

The estimates are that more than 230,000 families will increase their involvement in paid employment as a result of this. Goodstart, the nation's largest childcare provider, commissioned a PwC study which found that 29,000 additional full-time equivalent jobs would be generated as a result of these reforms. That sent those opposite quiet, Mr President. PwC for Goodstart estimated that that contribution to GDP would be $7.6 billion in 2050. This is a massive help to working families and to the Australian economy. (Time expired)