Senate debates Bills
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; In Committee
Brian Burston NSW, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
6:02 pm
I am sitting here absolutely amazed at the hypocrisy of the Labor Party. We are trying to introduce an amendment that will make people no worse off in terms of their bereavement. It is a very sad time in people's lives when they lose a loved one. It is a very difficult time in terms of partners losing their loved one, and for them to lose remuneration or pensions or allowances at that particular time would be very, very distressful. We are trying to play a fair card. We're not playing politics like the Labor Party and the hypocritical senators over there who want to score political points at every opportunity.
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