Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I think Senator Birmingham and I, in the broad, have responded to this question today. The government has had in place a very strong system of support for Australian businesses, for Australian employers over the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is support that was absolutely essential during the worst periods of the pandemic. But, importantly, there needs to be a path beyond the worst periods of the pandemic in 2020 and through 2021, so the government, in planning and in reviewing its position, will work very carefully with employers, with industry and with employer organisations, as it has done, in fact, right through the pandemic period, as we make those decisions. Most importantly, though, we'll make them responsibly and thoughtfully and in a considered fashion—not as we might have seen from those opposite.