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House Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport

20 August 2026

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The Chair opens the Education segment and moves directly to questioning on how the Commonwealth funds early childhood education and care through CCS and related grants to local governments, including when councils operate services themselves.

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Education officials — opening and council ECEC funding

19:22

Opening formalities — Department of Education witnesses

19:22

Commonwealth ECEC funding to councils — CCS and grants

21:25

Regional childcare deserts — council burden and workforce support

36:36

Regional councils’ financial burden and childcare deserts

36:36

Worker Retention Payment and BEEF — council access

40:25

BEEF allocation, provider risk and broader ECEC funding settings

45:54

BEEF grants data, undersupply metrics and election commitments

45:54

Provider responsibilities, council consultation and governance risk

49:28

Cost differentials, universal access models and funding awareness

52:33

Community Child Care Fund equity and close of Education session

58:55

NIAA grants to councils — mandate, Closing the Gap and ACCO eligibility

01:01:43

Opening formalities — NIAA witnesses and grant model

01:01:43

Closing the Gap roles and resourcing of local councils

01:07:19

ACCOs versus Aboriginal-led councils — eligibility and perceived disadvantage

01:09:35

Place-based funding agreements, service assurance and local employment impacts

01:15:15

State and territory programs, local consultation and place-based planning

01:15:15

Monitoring outsourced services — proactive detection and regional network

01:17:42

Local employment impacts, data on council grants and funding scale

01:20:59

Grant administration pressures, compliance management and relative focus on ACCOs

01:24:43

Administrative burden on councils and streamlining Commonwealth grants

01:24:43

Non‑compliance, provider support, and consultation with remote councils

01:28:57

Relative focus on ACCOs, councils’ roles and indirect benefits

01:34:51

House Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport

20 August 2026

House Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport Thu, 20 Aug 2026 Australian Parliament

19:21 - 19:56

Speaker 5

Pursuant to the resolution of 28 August 2025, this hearing will be broadcast on the Parliament's website and the proof and official transcripts of proceedings will be published on the inquiry website.

I remind members of the media who may be present or listening on the web of the need to fairly and accurately report the proceedings of the committee. I now welcome representatives of the Department of Education to give evidence today. For the Hansard record, would you please state your full name and the capacity in which you appear before the committee.

19:56 - 20:04

Speaker 9

Thank you. I'm Brendan Moon, first assistant secretary in the early childhood group in the Department of Education.

20:04 - 20:38

Speaker 5

Thank you. Although the committee does not require you to give evidence under oath, I should advise you that this hearing is a legal proceeding of the Parliament and therefore has the same standing as proceedings of the respective houses. The giving of false or misleading evidence is a serious matter and may be regarded as a contempt of Parliament. The evidence given today will be recorded by Hansard and attracts parliamentary privilege. I now invite members of the committee to introduce themselves including... no, I don't think we have anyone on teleconference.

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