Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Grey for that question. The member for Grey is a terrific guy too—he is a great guy and he has a great electorate. He has been a part of the roll-out of the family assistance offices right across Australia. When we came into human services and we linked Centrelink with Medicare and a range of other agencies, it became immediately apparent that we could get better services to more families by rolling out services in Medicare offices across Australia. The Howard government are very proud of what we do for families in Australia, so we want more families to be able to access more benefits and to get access to more money.

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