Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery) Share this | Hansard source

I am happy to seek out that information and provide that information to Senator Payne. This is a major reform of the Job Network system. The more time I spend in the portfolio, the more I see that the previous system was broken. If you go out and talk to providers, you will find the first thing they say is, ‘It was a conveyor belt; the old conveyor belt system.’ A week ago I visited an Indigenous training provider working in the construction sector. I spoke to about 15 young Indigenous people and they were ecstatic with the support that they were getting but also that it was not just training for training’s sake. What most impressed them and why they are happy is that they believe it is going to get them into work and into jobs. That is what Job Services Australia is about. That is what the changes in Indigenous programs are about. They are actually about getting real work— (Time expired)