Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

It begs the question: why then did you grandfather the others? I'm not complaining that others have been grandfathered; I want that clearly on the record. But the fact is that others have been grandfathered, which does make additional complexity. We went through some of that complexity yesterday in the discussions under the bereavement payment. Why was this considered too complex when there are other complex arrangements in place?

Also, have you calculated the dollar impact on these women's incomes of losing access to this payment?