Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

There are two separate questions there. The first question was whether or not there would be changes to the entitlements of the person with whom I corresponded. The simple fact is that in the event this parliament makes any changes, they will not be retrospective. As a result, that person's entitlements were at all times protected. That is why I was able to very clearly answer yes to Senator Cameron's ill-thought-out first question.

In relation to the second question that he asked, regrettably, because of the failed finance minister sitting opposite me, we as a government had to make some decisions that we did not want to make to bring the budget back into shape, and that is part of bringing the budget back into shape. (Time expired)