IBRAHIM OMER: I apologise, Madam Speaker. I rise to take a short call to speak on this very important, I believe also timely, bill. As the Minister explains in his legislative statement, this bill intends to amend section 548 of the Education and Training Act 2020. This will confirm the power of the Minister of Education to set conditions on grant funding for employment relations purposes. These small but very important changes to the Education and Training Act 2020 will allow us to deliver on our commitment to move towards closing the pay gap. This amendment will push forward achieving pay parity for education and care teachers in comparison with kindergarten teachers, who are generally paid at higher rates. Pay parity in the early childhood education (ECE) sector is well overdue, and our teachers have been praying for it. I'm very proud that this Government is taking yet another important step to resolve this critical issue.