Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. How many more Australians are unemployed because of the way in which the Prime Minister designed JobKeeper?

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

JobKeeper is supporting over three million Australians. Over three million—

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Mr Albanese interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Members on my left!

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

I hear the interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, saying, 'It should be six.'

Honourable members interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Members on both sides! The Prime Minister will resume his seat. I'm not surprised if people mishear given the level of interjections. The Leader of the Opposition on a point of order?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There was no mishearing, Mr Speaker. He was the one who said there'd be six million. That was my interjection, and he knows it.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister has the call.

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

The Treasury's initial estimate was six million—

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Sydney is warned.

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

as was explained at the Senate inquiry. But I'm pleased that only three million had to use that program and not six million. Only the Leader of the Opposition seems disappointed that three million Australians weren't in need of the JobKeeper program. Only the Leader of the Opposition seems to take some sort of pleasure in the fact that that estimate of six million Australians needing the JobKeeper program, a demand-driven program, was not necessary. What I can tell the Leader of the Opposition is this: our government is fighting for jobs, and the Labor Party are fighting each other.

Ms Burney interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Barton will cease interjecting. Members on both sides, the level of noise is far too high. You know what follows if it doesn't correct itself.