Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) | Hansard source

Treasury does a range of modelling and a range of analysis that feeds into our budget papers. Obviously, the numbers through net overseas migration inform other numbers that run throughout the budget papers. Again, we value the work and contribution of migrants and what they bring to this country.

The productivity challenge is a substantial one. Senator Roberts, I would think that, on the issues that we've focused on in this budget, you would agree with many of them and you would agree that these are areas that governments and parliaments should be focusing on to drive productivity, because we know that, when we're improving productivity, we're improving the life of every single citizen, and we are focused on that.