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

Minister, I understand that there are many families in this country who would be described as the working poor who are not on income support but would still be classed as lower socioeconomic. If the argument is that you are only targeting poor families, it may come as a surprise to some in government but there are many families in this country who are working poor, who are not on income support, who should also, under your definition, benefit from these measures. How many families who have low incomes and who are not on income support does the government think could benefit from compulsory child health checks—which is what this measure requires?