Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

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I know businesses want to be able to do that, to go back into the arrangements they were in before, as soon as they can. That is the point of the reopening of the economy. And I would caution this chamber about getting complacent about the challenge that is still ahead. Australians right now are still facing an economy in which many are without employment, where businesses are still closed. And while it is important to look ahead, right now our government remains very focused—right here, right now—on the needs of Australians and the economic pain they are going through.

That's why the JobKeeper program is in place. That's why the Jobseeker program is in place. That's why the cashflow assistance is in place. That's why we've relaxed restrictions so that those who have had a shock to their income can access their own savings, their own money, at a time when they really need it, to help them get through. It is a point that I know those opposite disagree with, but it's one that is helping Australians to get through. Our focus is building that bridge. Our focus has been to work with premiers and chief ministers around the country to have a coordinated plan to get Australia through what is one of our most difficult times. So, the opposition might want to pick on this word or that word. They are entitled to do those things. They can look at my words. They can look at their own words. They can look at anyone's words. What I'm looking at is the need to get Australians back into work. (Time expired)

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