Senate debates

Thursday, 17 October 2019

Questions without Notice

Newstart Allowance

2:45 pm

Photo of Patrick DodsonPatrick Dodson (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Reconciliation) Share this | Hansard source

The governor of the Reserve Bank, KPMG, the Business Council of Australia, ACOSS, Deloitte Access Economics, the Country Women's Association and the former Prime Minister Mr John Howard have called for the government to increase the rate of Newstart. Given the minister famously told pensioners that what they received was 'generous', does the minister also think that Newstart is generous?

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