Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the amendment on sheet 2077 be agreed to.

Australian Greens' circulated amendment—

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to:

(a) increase the single maximum base payment of the following social security payments to $88 a day:

(i) JobSeeker Payment,

(ii) Parenting Payment,

(iii) Age Pension,

(iv) Carer Payment,

(v) Disability Support Pension,

(vi) Farm Household Allowance,

(vii) ABSTUDY,

(viii) Austudy,

(ix) Youth Allowance, and

(x) Crisis Payment; and

(b) abolish all mutual obligation requirements".

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question now is that the bill be read a second time.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

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

I table an addendum to the explanatory memorandum relating to the bill. The addendum responds to matters raised by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights.