Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Jobs and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

Again, those of us on this side of the chamber, we are all about delivering economic growth and ensuring businesses are able to prosper and grow, and create jobs. We put in place policies that connect people who need to get into work with the jobs that the economy is creating.

On this side of the chamber we know getting more Australians into work benefits us all. It increases economic growth, it means individuals are earning an income rather than relying on welfare and, of course, the dignity of work sets a good example for the next generation of Australians. Of course, on this side of the chamber we have a number of policies that are specifically targeted to groups to actually acknowledge the special needs of those groups; for example, Youth Jobs PaTH—getting our youth off welfare and into work, giving them the skills they need, getting their foot in the door and getting them a job. (Time expired)