Senate debates

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Questions without Notice

Pensions and Benefits

2:47 pm

Photo of Penny Allman-PaynePenny Allman-Payne (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

During the pandemic, the government not only suspended mutual obligations but also doubled the rate of JobSeeker, lifting hundreds of thousands out of poverty and saving lives. Given that the war Labor supports has triggered a global fuel crisis, will you take responsibility to protect those most at risk from this crisis by raising the rate of all Centrelink payments above the poverty line?

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