Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

That decision was essentially based on keeping the packages going out but knowing that the minister was leading these reforms to get the new system in place, which would significantly increase the number of packages. So it's essentially to continue to invest, build and make packages available knowing that this system, once this bill passes, will be implemented. As we said, there will be a significant uptick in packages for the 2025-26 year.