Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Cameron for the question. In relation to the first part of his question, I completely reject what he has stated, that the government has filed a submission that does not support an increase in the minimum wage. In relation to the very selective quote that appeared on the front page of a Fairfax newspaper this morning, can I confirm that this is similar information that is provided each year by the government of the day, regardless of who is in power. For example, when you look at the submissions that were provided by the former Labor government in 2011, 2012 and 2013, each of those submissions—