Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

That was in the context of the need to return to surplus. We now know that members opposite have agreed at least to some part of the $4.7 billion worth of savings which they have turned into $500 million worth of savings. That part of the savings that they have agreed to does not relate to means testing. That part of the savings that they have agreed to is the cessation of family tax benefit B to coupled families—not on any income test basis. I will read the email from Michelle which I have not yet seen. Michelle is a person who, yes, we have said, will be subject to a scaling down of family tax benefit B payments when the youngest child turns 13. Members opposite think that is unfair fair, yet they think it is absolutely fair for a coupled family in precisely the same financial circumstances to have their FTB payments removed down—

Ms Macklin interjecting—

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