Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The honourable member, just like her colleague the member for Gorton, begins her question with a falsehood. The submission of the government does not recommend that the minimum wage should not be increased. It leaves the decision as to the change to the minimum wage to the independent umpire, and it simply makes the point that not all people on the minimum wage live in low-income households.

The honourable member objects to this observation. She could claim—

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