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

Indeed. There are families for whom—you have agreed with the government—the end-of-year supplement should be closed. Indeed, you told those families you would not reach that agreement, as you led into an election. The government went into a full general election proposing to the Australian people that supplements invented during the Howard and Costello years for a purpose that no longer is relevant—a purpose of reconciling debts that now arise very seldom with respect to family tax benefits—should be repurposed and spent in a way that produces an ability for Australian parents to engage further and better in child care—374,000 families were the subject of that policy that you agreed with the government on. There are 230,000 Australian families—

Mr Burke interjecting—

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