Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I'm trying to help him out, Mr Speaker. That's a very generous ruling, of course, that you have made. I support the federal budget, which has benefits for every single state and territory in this country. Victorian aged-care workers will benefit massively from the 15 per cent pay increase that will occur. They'll benefit from the additional Medicare urgent care clinics that are there. They'll benefit from getting wages moving; that's occurring as well. Victorians will benefit from the energy bill relief that we put in place. Those Victorians who are searching for work and on JobSeeker will benefit from the $40-a-fortnight increase. Many Victorians, as well, particularly single mums, will welcome the additional support provided by extending the single parenting payment from the youngest child reaching eight to the youngest child reaching 14. Victorians will benefit from the increased rent assistance, the biggest increase in 30 years. They'll benefit from the 10 days family and domestic violence leave. They'll benefit from the energy efficiency measures that we have there as well. Victorian small businesses will certainly welcome the small business incentives that are in place as a result, including the expansion of the instant asset write-off.

Victorians, of course, will benefit greatly from our budget. When I've been in Victoria, in the electorate of Higgins, with the member for Higgins, visiting a medicine centre, I talked with doctors about the benefit that they will have from our plan to increase the bulk-billing incentive by three times. That will make an enormous difference as well. When I was in the electorate of Goldstein at the Brighton pub—I suspect the first-ever Labor Prime Minister to visit Brighton—they certainly said that the budget was very well received. When I was in McEwen, at a childcare centre in McEwen just a week ago, they certainly were very pleased that cheaper child care will come in on July 1. I'll be in Ballarat in a short period of time— (Time expired)

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