Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Treasury could see a situation where the unemployment rate could reach 15 per cent—that would be more than two million Australians who would have been unemployed. We all saw the heartbreaking images from across the country of tens of thousands of our fellow Australians lining up outside Centrelink. JobKeeper was an economic lifeline in that moment of crisis. It saved more than 700,000 jobs, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. It was a temporary measure. It was an emergency measure. It was always coming to an end. We continue to create more jobs. (Time expired)

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