Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

I will just indicate to the senator that, if she wishes to ask a question in the Human Services portfolio, I am more than happy to deal with it. The fact remains that the government is seeking to provide additional support to single parents through a range of measures—not just the Newstart payment, but through a range of measures—which, of course, go towards providing assistance to maintain our young children. The proposition that you have advanced is, in fact, based on a falsehood. The proposition here is about ensuring that we encourage people to actually take up employment. We know that the single—(Time expired)