Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

reforms such as Paid Parental Leave at replacement wages, such as that offered in the Public Service, such as that provided to members of the Labor Party and such as that advocated at worksites by the industrial arm of the Labor Party. It is hugely important that we have appropriate, affordable and accessible child care, and it is hugely important that we ensure that the government continues to invest in the productive infrastructure that builds the economy. Paid Parental Leave is part of the equation. It is not the total solution but it is part of the equation. Not only is the Paid Parental Leave scheme that we are introducing financially responsible—

Ms Owens interjecting—

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