Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) | Hansard source

This week the Senate will take up the strengthening the safety net bill. This can provide meaningful relief for vulnerable Australians, starting in September, raising the age cut-off for the parenting payment single, providing direct relief to 57,000 single parents, predominantly women; an increase in rental assistance for 1.1 million households; and increases in JobSeeker, Austudy and youth allowance, helping 1.1 million Australians. But those opposite have announced they want to block this relief. They had their own plan that it took them forever to come up with, which would actually put, conservatively, 50,000 additional people onto JobSeeker. That's what their plan would do. No wonder they didn't want to put out the costings. The party of robodebt are at it again, attacking the most vulnerable, not worrying about those people who are doing it tough. They haven't learned, they won't change and Australians will pay the price. (Time expired)

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