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

I again reject the assertions made in the question from Senator Kitching with respect to the government's actions. The government has been working to facilitate changes that have occurred in the economy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's put some temporary measures in place with respect to Australia Post to assist it to meet increased demand for parcels—measures that will be reviewed at an appropriate time.

The Labor Party can scaremonger all they like. We have done no such thing as try and make people wait longer for their parcels. We've tried to accommodate the system to cater for the fact that there's increased demand because of people being isolated during COVID-19. I reject any assertions from the opposition that they might make that we've been doing anything other than trying to assist Australians manage their way through the COVID-19 outbreak.