Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Hanson. I'll answer what I can and I'll ensure that if there is more information that can be provided to you that it is provided to you. I was a member of a government previously which put in place the work bonus in 2009 for precisely the reasons that you've outlined—that there were people who wanted to do more work without it affecting their pension. Obviously, there was a disincentive—just as there is in relation to child care, but that's a slightly different issue—for pensioners to work if it's going to affect their income. So when last in government we did introduce measures which enabled people to earn more before their pension was affected.

I think that, obviously, the Jobs and Skills Summit, which the—

Well, actually having people talk to each other sometimes isn't a bad idea! I know that seems unusual, but— (Time expired)