Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

There is an opportunity now for the government to explore options to use 21st century technology so we can live and operate in a 21st century world. I would have thought those opposite would have embraced a digital revolution when it comes to payments of health data. I would have thought those opposite, in their 'year of idea'—or has that passed into last year—would embrace the idea to use technology to make lives easier for Australians.

If we look, for example, at Centrelink's Express Plus application, 68 million transactions are done by this Express Plus app every single year. So if we can use an app for people to engage with Centrelink and the welfare system, surely those opposite can open their eyes and try to embrace a future where technology can help everyday Australians. But the question for this parliament is: are those opposite up to the technology challenge? I think that their question reveals that the answer is a big, fat no.

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