Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. The latest ABS labour force data shows that the unemployment rate rose in February by 0.2 per cent to 5.9 per cent, the highest rate of unemployment in 12 months. Can the minister confirm that there are now 61,800 more people in the unemployment queue than when the Abbott government was elected in 2013?