Amanda Vanstone (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Payne. I am sure the Greens would like to go out and tell Australians how proud they can be of the resettlement program that the government they elected has put in place. It is a program that provides accommodation on arrival, basic household items like furniture, fridges and washing machines—a first for most of these people—and a link to financial services and banks and helps with shopping for food and household items and how to use an ATM card. It links arrivals to Centrelink, Medicare, health and education, and we have recently very significantly strengthened those services.