Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for his question because it is true—it is absolutely true—that the participation rate in Queensland and Western Australia has increased substantially. The participation rate has increased and the unemployment rate has gone down—and isn’t it a fantastic thing that the participation rate in Queensland and Western Australia has upped substantially and that unemployment is down? And one of the reasons why this has occurred is that people have gone back into the workforce.

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