Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

At this stage it is important that I put on record that our position has changed on this bill. Those of you who can remember the passionate speeches made in this place last November will understand that after consideration of the range of issues before us in this area—there have been several changes as proposed legislation by the 2015 budget, which overtakes this process as it was part of the 2014 budget—and the fact that many, many more proposals are on the table, Labor's position has now changed. In view of Labor's need to focus on our support of people who are receiving pensions, our position on the removal of the pensioner supplement is that we are now supporting the government's position on this bill.