Colbeck, Sen Richard

Senator COLBECK (Tasmania—Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians and Minister for Youth and Sport) (14:23): It's good that the senator, in her supplementary question, actually acknowledges what I just said in my response to the first question, where I said we said 'up to $600' and 'up to $800'. As I said in my first answer, we never said at any point in time that it would be tax free, because that is not how income bonuses work. In exactly the same way that JobKeeper is subject to tax, these bonuses are subject to tax. It's good that the senator has acknowledged, in her question, what I said in the answer to her first question, which was that these would be 'up to $800' and 'up to $600'. The PRESIDENT: Senator Walsh, a final supplementary question?