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Child care policy

Summary

Senator Noone supports debate on child care, arguing that employment’s social value should be recognised and the issue treated as gender-neutral.

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With regard to the child care issue, I agree with Senator Keane's comments. It would be regressive of this country to move in a direction in which we did not consider the social and lifestyle aspects that are so important to working. It goes without saying that people work for money. However, there is a much wider issue involved with people working and it is not all about women. I am getting tired of women being singled out in this type of scenario, because it should be gender neutral. That the bankers who contributed so hugely to this country's economic downfall would be making decisions on policy, as Senator Keane said, is absolutely outrageous.

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