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

I thank Senator Polley for her first supplementary question. I'm pleased to announce that 800 people have already begun the onboarding process for the 3,000 new frontline and service delivery roles at Services Australia. These 3,000 new recruits will work in capital cities as well as in regional centres. This includes approximately 370 people who will be employed in my home state's capital of Adelaide and 90 in the senator's home state of Tasmania. By the end of the month, it is expected that 250 new recruits will be on board in metropolitan and regional New South Wales, with a further 650 to join them as part of this new staffing investment. I'm very proud to announce that all of these new jobs are ongoing APS roles.