Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Abetz. I refer to the number of Australian workers who are paid below the federal minimum wage. Is the minister aware that the activity test for Newstart has both an hour’s component and a minimum income component? Is the minister aware that people who work the hours specified by Centrelink, but are paid below the minimum wage, would fail the remuneration test when they come to claim Centrelink benefits? How many people have been breached by Centrelink as a consequence of being paid below the minimum wage?