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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is it true that most of the preferred tenderers are in fact major overseas providers? If this is in fact true, how many jobs in church and community service organisations will be lost as a result of this decision? For example, I have heard of one service alone allegedly losing over 400 jobs. What surplus money will be lost to the community sector in Australia as a result of these decisions and therefore what other cross-subsidised social services will be lost in this time of economic crisis?