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

I want make sure that we are very, very clear. On Monday, I rose in this place and I referred to income averaging as the method of debt collection. I have never said—and I was verballed by Senator Gallacher yesterday—that the income compliance program was not valid. They are very, very different things, Senator Wong. I will stand by my comments. If those opposite decide to review what has actually been said in this place, they would see that I did not say what I was verballed and suggested to have said by Senator Gallacher. On that basis, there has never been any finding that the income compliance program was not valid.