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

Again, I have to completely reject the premise of the question because that is not the advice that was given. If a person does not have a job at this particular point in time—and that is a very sobering state for any person—it will be easier for them to get a job as we see the COVID-19 restrictions in individual states and territories ease. Senator Cormann also said, though—and this is absolutely based on the health advice—that those restrictions need to be eased and businesses need to open in a COVID-safe way.