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

Labor will not be supporting this motion. Our priority is to see the government permanently increase the base rate for JobSeeker and to see the liquid assets waiting period remain suspended, because those changes are targeted at the people who need help the most at this time. When the government decided to stop the asset test, not just temporarily increase it, they allowed over 3,000 people with assets of $1 million or more in addition to their home to receive unemployment payments. Support should go to those who need it the most.