Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Organisations like the Brotherhood of St Laurence have proposed that the role of government is not to punish job seekers but rather to strengthen links between employers, service providers, educators and young people. Has the government considered that, instead of investing in a punitive job services approach, they could invest in transition processes and job brokers who would work with businesses and others to create work, rather than punishing young people?