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

The one thing we are absolutely committed to is to make sure Australians who want to work have the opportunity to go to work. As you rightly point out, Senator Siewert, people who find themselves without work are in a more difficult situation and have lower levels of personal wellbeing than those who are working. That is why we are absolutely committed to making sure we put job creation absolutely at the top of our agenda and, at the same time, provide levels of support to support all Australians through this pandemic. On 16 November the government released the Productivity Commission report you've referred to. We will very carefully consult with stakeholders in relation to the findings in that report. We will deliver a very comprehensive whole-of-government mental health and suicide prevention response to that report in the coming months.