House debates Questions without Notice

Pensions and Benefits

Thursday, 29 October 2026 House of Representatives

Andrew Wilkie

Andrew Wilkie Clark, Independent

2:49 pm

My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister, the Commonwealth Ombudsman found the mutual obligations system for those on JobSeeker and other payments was operating unlawfully, with grave consequences. Tens of thousands of people had their payments wrongly cancelled, reduced or suspended. The government subsequently paused sections of the system, but some have restarted this week. So, Minister, what has been done to fix the system, and do you have confidence that it is now being run lawfully?

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