Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

The stronger economy that our tax policies will help create will get those people back into work. We want those Australians to get off crisis-level income support and back into a job. And do you know what's happening right now? There are lots of jobs out there and businesses can't find anyone to take those jobs on. That is a terrible situation. That is why we need to start making those adjustments. That is why we need to start phasing out the crisis-level support that was provided to jobseekers in the context of the initial six-month period. That is absolutely the right and responsible thing to do, because it will help us strengthen the economy, it will help us create more jobs and it will help us ensure that those Australians who are currently on income support are able to get a job, look after their families and get ahead.