Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

That is a very good question. The government is committed to mutual obligation. Mutual obligation requirements are designed to ensure that unemployed people who are receiving welfare payments are actively looking for work and participating in activities that will actually help them get into employment. This is all about getting people off welfare and getting them into work. It is a fundamental tenet, mutual obligation, of our jobactive system. It ensures that those who are receiving welfare payments and assistance from the Australian taxpayer are taking the necessary steps they need to take to get a job. Mutual obligation includes activities such as job searchers, job interviews and, of course, meetings with the jobactive provider. It can be difficult for some Australians to do this, and that is why those experiencing greater difficulty under the jobactive system are given greater assistance.