House debates

Thursday, 14 May 2020

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: JobKeeper

2:02 pm

Photo of Scott MorrisonScott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian people can count on this government to be there for them right here, right now. And we are there for them right now. Six million Australians today are getting support through the JobKeeper program. Hundreds of thousands of businesses are keeping them in jobs because of a program which is unprecedented in scale and in reach across our economy, supported by the social safety net that is available through the jobseeker program, which was extended and enlarged to encompass those who would need it. Had this government not done that, and done it from a position of fiscal strength by bringing the budget back into balance, and ensuring—

Ms Ryan interjecting

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