Senate debates

Thursday, 3 December 2020

Questions without Notice

Youth Employment

2:55 pm

Photo of Richard ColbeckRichard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Unfortunately, the youth unemployment rate is too high at the moment, at 15.6 per cent. So, as we have done through the budget process through the period of COVID-19, we have put in significant measures to support young Australians. In fact, it's interesting that the Labor Party were only a few weeks ago criticising the government for the range of measures that we have put in place to support young Australians to get back into work as the economy recovers from COVID-19. So significant resources—

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