Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Australians know that the retail industry is vital to this country. There are about 1½ million jobs in retail in this country and those payments help protect those jobs. Those payments help families and help jobs in this country. The evidence is in. It does not matter how often the opposition deny it, the reality is that all the evidence proves that stimulus package helped deliver. We know that consumption rose in Australia while it fell around the world. These packages are working to assist jobs in this country. (Time expired)