Senate debates

Tuesday, 12 June 2007

Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill 2007

In Committee

6:20 pm

Photo of Nigel ScullionNigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source

indeed—but much of the demographic in my electorate is also represented in hers. All I can say is that I am surprised that she has little knowledge of the wider debate and the, I thought, quite passionate issue at the time about the vulnerability of people receiving a lump sum payment. It is as a consequence of that that we have made these decisions, and these were well reported in the media. As I said, they reflect public concerns and they were well reported in the media.

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