Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation and the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Wong. Noting the comments of Senator Cameron this morning, agreeing with the Greens, that Australian children are being forced into poverty because of the government's decision to move single parents from single parent to Newstart, can the minister confirm reports that the government has ruled out increasing Newstart by $50 a week and reversing the cuts to single parents in the upcoming budget; and, if so, can the minister explain how this decision represents the Labor values so eloquently described by Senator Cameron?