Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

It seems as though he has packed more into the supplementary question than into the question itself. But in respect of the three matters, firstly, he needs to check his facts, because that will expose the misinformation he is putting about. On the third matter he raised about the MYEFO of October 2007, I draw the attention of the opposition to Appendix A: Policy Decisions Taken Since the 2007-08 Budget where the $5 million was provided for. What it said—which is not what your media release said, Senator Barnett—was that the government will provide an additional $5 million in 2007-08 to ensure Centrelink is able to better meet peaks in demand arising from clients making increased use of call centres and a trend towards longer and more complex calls. Funding under this measure will be provided through policy departments for call centre services to be delivered by Centrelink. (Time expired)