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senate vote 2009-03-17#5
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Child Care- Motions - Child Care - Not-for-profit government-supported childcare
Description
- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2009-03-17.69.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) calling for the Government "*to immediately make available capital grants funds and operational costs to assist not-for-profit child care providers in taking over the remaining centres"*.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes that:*
- >> *(i) the Government’s second prop-up of $34 million to keep ABC Learning operating until 31 March 2009, is due to expire in 2 weeks time, and*
- >> *(ii) of the 241 failed centres due to be sold or closed, to date only 65 have been sold;*
- > *(b) recognises that this crisis represents an opportunity for child care in Australia to be transformed from a market-driven industry to a vital community service and a government-supported first step in lifelong learning; and*
> *(c) calls on the Government to immediately make available capital grants funds and operational costs to assist not-for-profit child care providers in taking over the remaining centres.*- > *(c) calls on the Government to immediately make available capital grants funds and operational costs to assist not-for-profit child care providers in taking over the remaining centres.*
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senate vote 2009-03-17#5
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<p class="speaker">Sarah Hanson-Young</p><p>I move:</p><dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes that:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>the Government’s second prop-up of $34 million to keep ABC Learning operating until 31 March 2009, is due to expire in 2 weeks time, and</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>of the 241 failed centres due to be sold or closed, to date only 65 have been sold;</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>recognises that this crisis represents an opportunity for child care in Australia to be transformed from a market-driven industry to a vital community service and a government-supported first step in lifelong learning; and</dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to immediately make available capital grants funds and operational costs to assist not-for-profit child care providers in taking over the remaining centres.</dd></dl></dd></dl><p>Question put.</p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2009-03-17.69.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) calling for the Government "*to immediately make available capital grants funds and operational costs to assist not-for-profit child care providers in taking over the remaining centres"*.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes that:*
- >> *(i) the Government’s second prop-up of $34 million to keep ABC Learning operating until 31 March 2009, is due to expire in 2 weeks time, and*
- >> *(ii) of the 241 failed centres due to be sold or closed, to date only 65 have been sold;*
- > *(b) recognises that this crisis represents an opportunity for child care in Australia to be transformed from a market-driven industry to a vital community service and a government-supported first step in lifelong learning; and*
- > *(c) calls on the Government to immediately make available capital grants funds and operational costs to assist not-for-profit child care providers in taking over the remaining centres.*
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