The Coalition Is on Board for Welfare and Cost of Living Measures

Peter Dutton said the coalition is on board for all of those welfare and cost of living measures, with the one exception. He criticized the $40 a fortnight job seeker increase. The most important thing from our perspective is how do we get those job seekers off welfare and into work? And that was why we proposed a change to the income earning threshold so that you can earn more but not lose your job seeker while you're earning more. So this is very much a carriage. It's not a stick.