Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Stewart for her first supplementary question. Yes, I can provide an answer to that question. Paid parental leave is just one measure alongside many other investments in families across this government. Also, on 1 July more than 1.3 million families will receive an increase to their family payments through indexation to help with the cost of living. A family with two children who receive family tax benefit part A and part B could receive around $50 extra per fortnight. On 1 July our improvements to the child support scheme come into effect, making it easier to collect child support debts and helping to prevent future debts by improving income accuracy for low-income parents. We've been clear that this is the first step in the government's longer term strategy to improve— (Time expired)