Senate debates

Wednesday, 17 June 2020

Questions without Notice

Jobseeker Payment

2:21 pm

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

As the senator rightly points out, this has been one of the most unprecedented situations that any government in the world has ever had to confront. In fact, I'm sure there has not been a government in the world that has had to confront this probably since the Second World War. Obviously, as we work our way forward to deal with all of the challenges that are before us, as we get our economy back on track and get it onto a stable footing, we'll be looking at many things, and we will continue to monitor as we become further aware of the impacts of this crisis. We will continue to work with all of the sectors around Australia. The Prime Minister continues to work with his state and territory counterparts through the continuation of the national cabinet to make sure that we are in the best possible position on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic to ensure that we can continue to support all Australians in their lives.

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