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

Senator Siewert, as I said in my answer to the previous question, you probably need to do two things—a bit of advice. One is not to listen to everything you read in the paper, and the other is that I'd prefer you didn't verbal me. Much of what you say is actually what you said yesterday, not what I said yesterday. What I would like to reiterate is that I stand by everything that I said to you yesterday, Senator Siewert. The coronavirus supplement that was put in place in March, as a time limited temporary payment to assist Australians who found themselves in a job market that basically closed overnight, was a temporary measure. That remains the case.