Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

We'll be supporting these amendments because it's better than the position before us that will see default insurance completely removed, but I would point out to Senator McAllister that, while I think we both agree on that, actually the issue here is outside of work. With high-risk occupations, the issue is that the default insurance situation we have in this country was set up to provide a safety net for vulnerable Australians in this cohort that we're dealing with today, and it actually is most important outside of work. I feel that the whole question of high-risk occupation versus low-risk occupation is not going to get to the heart of the problem here. Nevertheless, we'll be supporting the amendments because they're an improvement on the government's bill.

The CHAIR: The question is that amendments (1), (2), (4) to (6), (8) to (11) and (13) on sheet 8767, as moved by Senator McAllister, be agreed to.