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

We believe that welfare money should not be spent on drugs and booze but those opposite have no problem with it being spent on drugs and booze. They will not support us. How shameful. If you loved those people on welfare, what would you do? Would you tell them to get off the drugs, get off the booze? We'd hope so. But, no, the Labor Party won't do that. And what about the cashless welfare card? I have been there with my colleagues the social services minister and the Minister for Human Services, I have been there with the member for O'Connor and I have been there talking to families whose lives have been wrecked by drugs and alcohol, and they call out for us to support and deliver the cashless welfare card. I will never forget the grandmother in Kalgoorlie who said to me, 'Those who criticise the cashless welfare card should look into the eyes of a child with foetal alcohol syndrome. They should look at that child.' I tell you, Mr Speaker, when we do that, we do so with love and compassion, and according to the Australian values of helping our mates and looking after each other. Standing up for Australia means standing up for Australians. (Time expired)

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