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

The JobKeeper program has been a lifesaver for Australians across the course of this pandemic, as those opposite would know. We have said on numerous occasions that those sectors that continue to be subject to very real challenges because of the nature of border closures internationally, whether it's in the travel agent sectors or the aviation sector, are under close consideration by the government as we look to the months ahead, as we continue to transition the various programs of support that we have in place.

Those opposite might want to undermine the confidence of Australians during the pandemic, but we are building that confidence. That's why over 50,000 jobs for full-time employees were created in January. That's why 180,000 jobs were created after the first transition of JobKeeper. Our policies are working. They're putting people back into work. The Labor Party continues to play pandemic politics.

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