Mrs PRENTICE (Ryan—Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services) (15:43): If those on the opposition benches, including the member for Macarthur, want to support the vulnerable in our community, if they want to support the hard workers, then they will support the coalition policies, because the coalition policies are spending more money on childcare reform, more money on workers and more money on families in our country. Unlike Labor's shambolic childcare policy, which on their watch saw fees absolutely skyrocket, the coalition government is putting $2.5 billion back into the sector. The opposition didn't do that. We are delivering a fundamentally fair package that provides the highest rate of subsidy to those on the lowest income levels, with more hours of subsidy for those who work the most. That is what is called fundamentally fair. The coalition is increasing the base subsidy from around 72 per cent to 85 per cent for more than 370,000 families earning around $66,000 or less a year. Low- and middle-income families earning up to around $186,000 will no longer be limited by an annual cap on the amount of child care they can access. That's more than 85 per cent of families using child care. Families earning more than $186,000 would also benefit from an increased annual rebate cap of $10,190. Introducing hourly rate caps recommended by the Productivity Commission will help put downward pressure on fee increases— Ms Rishworth interjecting— Mrs PRENTICE: well, support our policies if you want to fix it—by setting a limit on what hourly fee the government will subsidise based on an efficient price of what it costs to deliver child care. The $1.2 billion childcare safety net— Ms Rishworth: They went up 10 per cent this week. It's not working. Mrs PRENTICE: It doesn't start until 1 July. Support this policy if you want to support hardworking men and women in Australia—hardworking families, the vulnerable in our community. The coalition government is increasing Australia's investment in early childhood education; it's not cutting it—once again another scaremongering campaign from those on the other side, probably suited to the campaigns for the by-elections, where they're not going down too well, because the coalition government is delivering an extra $2.5 billion over the next four years, which will help more than one million Australian families. Low- and middle-income families will be the greatest beneficiaries from this package. The opposition leader has always been big on promises and short on delivering. Instead of attempting to govern in the interests of their union puppetmasters, the opposition should be considering how they should serve their constituencies and the families in their constituencies. On penalty rates, it was the Leader of the Opposition who, as the employment minister, established the Fair Work Commission. It was the Leader of the Opposition who, as the employment minister, appointed a former trade union leader as the Commissioner of the Fair Work Commission. It was the Leader of the Opposition who instigated the four-yearly review of penalty rates by the Fair Work Commission, and it was the Leader of the Opposition who said he would accept the decision of the Fair Work Commission. He publicly went out there and said the opposition would accept the decision of the Fair Work Commission. But then, after 39 days of hearings, 143 witnesses and more than 6,000 submissions, the Fair Work Commission handed down, in February last year, a 500-page decision and the Leader of the Opposition doesn't like the decision. He doesn't like the decision made by the body he set up. He appointed the commission, and he should accept the decision. He doesn't like it, so he's spat his dummy. The Leader of the Opposition and the opposition— Mr Keogh: What did you think Work Choices was? You didn't like the old system, so you tore it up. The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Mr Hogan ): The member for Burt is warned. Mrs PRENTICE: think it's fair that the local hot chicken shop should pay $8 more an hour for their workers than KFC, because the opposition support the big end of town, for all their protestations. The opposition think it's fair that the local mum-and-dad hot food shop should pay $8 an hour more on Sundays for their workers than McDonald's. The opposition think it's fair that the local hardware shop should pay more for their workers than Bunnings, because the opposition don't support hardworking Australians. The coalition government are delivering record economic growth and record jobs. Unlike the opposition, we are the friends of the families and workers of Australia. It is no wonder the tree at Barcaldine died. (Time expired)