Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Jobs and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

On Friday, I announced—and, also, Senator Colbeck joined me for part of the announcement—a Regional Employment Trials Program. This is all about giving 10 regions across Australia the ability to create localised employment solutions. Why? Because we want to get individuals off welfare and into work, because when you're in work, guess what: you are paying tax instead of relying on welfare. Under the Turnbull government, colleagues will be pleased to know that welfare dependency is at the lowest in 25 years.

I had the opportunity to meet a young man called Sean on Friday in Burnie. Sean had been looking for employment for a while and was pleased to tell me that he had secured a job and would be commencing employment shortly. He told me he'd been assisted by his jobactive provider, and, as a result of that assistance, he was off welfare and getting into work.