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Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Topics
care provider quality child care child safety payment systems regulatory oversight service provider approval
Introduced by: The Hon Jason Clare MP (ALP)
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The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Jason Clare ALP
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. In the last few weeks Australians right across the country have been shocked and sickened by the news in Victoria. A person arrested and charged with multiple heinous offences against children. Offences allegedly committed in childcare centres.”
Ms McKENZIE
“I rise today to speak on the Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025, which amends the A New Tax System (Family Assistance - Administration) Act 1999 to give the Commonwealth government power to cut off funding to childcare centres that don’t meet safety and quality standards; to allow Commonwealth officers to perform unannounced visits to detect …”
Tim Ayres ALP
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— In the last few weeks Australians right across the country have been shocked and sickened by the news in Victoria. A person arrested and charged with multiple heinous offences against children.”
Jonathon Duniam LIB
“I am pleased to make a contribution to the debate on the Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025. At the outset, I want to indicate that the opposition, of course, will be supporting the legislation that the government has brought forward, because this is an important issue that needs urgent resolution.”
Carol Brown ALP
“I’m pleased to rise to speak on the Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025. This is an important piece of legislation. Every parent should feel confident that, when they drop their child off at an early learning centre, they are leaving them in a place that is safe, high quality and well run.”
“I rise to speak in support of the Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025. Every child deserves a safe, high-quality early education. Wherever public money is spent, we must have strong, transparent mechanisms to ensure accountability.”
Leah Blyth LIB
“I too would like to echo the sentiments of my colleague Senator Duniam. The coalition will be supporting the Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025. And I think it’s fair to say that this chamber is united in wanting to make sure that we are protecting the rights of children within our country.”
“Next month, like thousands of Australian families, I will take my young son to child care for the first time. I do so with a mix of excitement, for the wonderful child development opportunities that await my young son, and of deep sadness, over the horrific child abuse allegations that we have seen uncovered across Australia.”
Maria Kovacic LIB
“The coalition will support the Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025. As the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Sussan Ley, has said, child safety is above politics. We are unwavering in our support for changes which better protect children in childcare settings and that give confidence to the one million families that rely on child care.”