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

I'll just let those two sides of the chamber—the extreme ends of those debates—argue a bit more at each other, but we as the government are making decisions in the best interests of all Australians, and we do have a focus on those who are most vulnerable. It is a key job of any government to make sure that those who need an extra helping hand are getting that extra helping hand and that there is opportunity for everyone, which is why all of the effort that we have put in in the last 2½ years has been to address areas where that wasn't happening enough and to make sure the budget can meet some of those pressures. I say again: if you look across the board in housing, healthcare, education, tax reform, energy and the transition to more renewable energy sources that, we have been focusing on making sure that we are addressing those who are most vulnerable in our community and making sure that everyone benefits from those types of policies. (Time expired)