Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister has always said our No. 1 priority as a government is keeping businesses in business and getting Australians back into work. We have our $74 billion JobMaker plan. That is, as you know, supporting employers to hire and bring on additional people into their workplaces. We're supporting Australians to train, to upskill and to reskill, and of course we're supporting hardworking small-business owners to grow their own business. Our economic support measures have boosted family and business balance sheets. We've seen over $200 billion extra in savings over the last year. We're also unlocking confidence to spend that money, which is a good thing, particularly in our small businesses. As we know, small businesses are the backbone of the Australian economy and we need to do everything that we can to support them. We know there's a long road ahead but we are committed to boosting the confidence of Australians and of course ensuring that Australians remain in work.