Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, Mr President. As I said, I reject the premise of the question, because you're quoting a figure of 600,000 and I have seen no evidence whatsoever that it's actually an accurate figure. However, the thing that I find quite extraordinary is that, until you lost the election on 18 May this year, we were on a unity ticket about the importance of being able to collect debts to make sure that our welfare system is sustainable.