Lidia Thorpe

THORPE () (): I move the second reading amendment standing in my name:

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes:

(i) more than 22,900 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people are in out-of-home care,

(ii) the child protection system, which was built to remove children from their families, continues to inflict harm on First Nations families,

(iii) the Productivity Commission's inquiry report, A path to universal early childhood education and care, has found that governments continue to fail on their commitments to shared decision making and supporting the community-controlled sector,

(iv) improving outcomes for First Nations communities starts with supporting children and allowing First Nations communities to self-determine their own solutions for caring for young people; and

(b) calls on the Government to:

(i) commit to shared decision making and handing over control of services for First Nations young people and families to the community-controlled sector,

(ii) ensure accountability in funding for early years by prioritising community-controlled organisations delivering services and outcomes for families, and

(iii) provide additional supports for smaller early years organisations to develop their own enterprise agreements".

James McGrath

The question is that the second reading amendment moved by Senator Thorpe be agreed to.

Summary

Date and time: 9:52 PM on 2024-11-26
Senator Pocock's vote: Abstained
Total number of "aye" votes: 12
Total number of "no" votes: 33
Total number of abstentions: 31
Related bill: Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024

Adapted from information made available by theyvoteforyou.org.au