In a time when child poverty and hardship has been in the spotlight as a major issue in this country, removing policies that were put in place to help tackle this seems to go against what this Parliament is trying to achieve. ACT believes we are sending the wrong message. We have a Government talking about wanting to solve child poverty, and one of the biggest causes of child poverty is being born into it. Why are we focusing on making it a priority to create ways to keep people dependent on the State, instead of helping them gain their self-esteem, gain their sense of independence, gain some skills to get out into the workforce, and help them drive our economy? 