Senate debates

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Questions without Notice

Child Care

2:16 pm

Photo of Jenny McAllisterJenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

You said that in a sense you reject the premise of the question. Can we explore that further? When asked about the government's intention to recover debt from families receiving the childcare subsidy, Minister Robert said:

… the department will deal sensitively with families to manage the balancing of family payments.

Does the so-called balancing process that the minister refers to actually mean the government's cruel and unfair robodebt program?

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