That the Senate—
(a)
notes:
(i) the recent announcement by receiver McGrathNicol that 386 of the ABC Learning’s 1042 centres are ‘subject to further operational review’, with no guarantee that they would remain open in 2009, and
(ii) ABC Learning accounts for more than 100 000 long day-care places;
(b)
recognises that there are less than 30 days remaining until the Government’s $22 million ‘prop-up’ of ABC Learning expires; and
(c)
calls on the Minister for Education (Ms Gillard) to immediately table the Government’s contingency plan for beyond 31 December 2008.

Question agreed to.