Luke Hartsuyker (Cowper, National Party, Assistant Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

This is an important initiative. We have also got, as part of our election commitments, a job commitment bonus to encourage young people into employment. We have got a relocation assistance plan to assist job seekers to move to where the jobs are and we have got a program which we will be putting in place to encourage employers to employ older Australians.

I know that, unlike the members opposite, the member for Bass is concerned about the unemployment level in Tasmania. The member for Bass is concerned about the future of his state. The coalition has a plan for jobs. It is about time the opposition got out of the way.

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