Amanda Rishworth (Kingston, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I hear the member for Mayo interjecting. In fact, there were a lot of constituents from his electorate who came down to talk directly with the Prime Minister and they were very pleased to have that opportunity as well. In addition, a number of local people were pleased to meet with Minister Macklin. They were able to talk to her directly about the pension and the pension increase—an increase that I know they have welcomed in this budget. Some veterans in my area were very pleased to have the opportunity to meet directly with the defence minister to talk about their experience in World War II.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank the ministers for attending and the Hallett Cove R-12 School, who did an enormous job making sure that the location was available, that it was well suited and that everyone was very comfortable on this very cold night. I know that seeing so many people attend was a buzz within their school community. I certainly think that this type of event was an incredible success and will continue to be so as the Prime Minister and cabinet continue to move around the country.

My question to the parliamentary secretary is: how have the community cabinets and this program been received in other areas of the country?

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