Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

It's extraordinary. With the 1½ million Australians relying on support and 13 applicants for every single job, why is it that the minister can't tell us what the economic impact will be of cutting financial support for those who are on JobSeeker with the coronavirus supplement? Does the minister take any responsibility for making the recession deeper and longer by cutting the coronavirus supplement and cutting wages at the worst possible time?