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

I can advise the Leader of the Opposition that the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister announced a review of performance bonus arrangements underway for SES and equivalent employees in the Commonwealth Public Service in November of last year. In the meantime, while that review is ongoing, the expectation is that agencies with access to bonuses exercise restraint to the furthest possible extent. Minister Birmingham wrote to the NBN last year, reiterating those expectations.

I'm asked more broadly about the government's program of providing unprecedented support to Australian workers during the time of the greatest economic crisis this country has faced since the Great Depression. Our government put in place a targeted, extensive program using existing delivery methods that has resulted in one of the most successful economic policies this country has ever seen at a time of its greatest need. For it to be targeted and proportionate it needs to have a clear exit strategy that comes into place as the economy gets back up on its feet. The opposition, when it comes to JobKeeper, have had a bet each way the whole way, as they do on everything. They say they support it, they say it should be temporary, and when you—

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