Senate debates
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Questions without Notice
Pensions and Benefits
2:47 pm
Penny 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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