Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

'Misleading the parliament' is the accusation being levelled. You misled 24 million Australians by saying that you would oppose changes to the assets test on the pension when you, unfortunately, ended up supporting those, as you did with the removal of the schoolkids bonus and have done, at least in part, with the removal of some of the family tax benefit end-of-year supplement. So I thank the member opposite for her observations.

Finally, the measure ensures that the aim is to align parental means testing arrangements for youth allowance more closely with those of family tax benefit part A. With that, I commend the bill to the House.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Message from the Governor-General recommending appropriation announced.

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