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

The Turnbull government recognises that giving our young people job opportunities and their first opportunity in the workforce can make a real, significant difference in their lives and the pathways that they may walk down. That is why we invested in excess of $800 million in our Youth Jobs PaTH program. It focuses on ensuring that our youth have the skills they need, giving them the opportunity to get a foot in the door and then ultimately move from welfare into a job. Like so many of us, I have had the privilege of meeting a young person by the name of John, who had been long-term unemployed and was hoping to find a job. The Eckersley Print Group in Queensland offered John an internship under the PaTH program. He demonstrated to the Eckersley group that he was incredibly capable. Following the completion of his internship, John was offered employment by the employer. That is a great outcome for both the employer and the young person, John. (Time expired)