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

I provide my advice to government in relation to the initiatives that are put in place around social policy, on the basis—

Opposition senators interjecting—

You'd like me to divulge ERC discussions, now, would you?

When it comes to social policy I make my decisions on the basis of putting in place the economic supports people need, depending on the circumstances that are before them. Right now we are in the midst of a pandemic, and the government made a decision, announced in July, that we would continue to provide additional levels of support until Christmas to people who find themselves unemployed. My decisions are always based on the social impact and the social imperatives of the people I represent.