Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

The thing that the Australian government is concerned about is ensuring that Australians across the board have the opportunity to get a job. That's why the focus of the Australian government has been on employment and creating 1.4 million jobs for Australians over the last 12 months, including over 100,000 for young people. Our focus has been on continuing to keep a strong economy, growing youth employment and ensuring that young people have the opportunity to get a degree.

Our focus, clearly, is on continuing to ensure that young people have the opportunity to get a job. Based on the premise and the structure that the Australian government has put into place, 100,000 jobs were created in the last 12 months in the Australian economy. When I talk to young people around Australia, that is the focus that they have.