Kristy McBain (Eden-Monaro, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for his question—he's a hardworking member who knows local councils in his electorate are delivering services to every local community.

Labor's new tax cuts will benefit every Australian, from local government workers in the centre of our biggest cities to those who work in the most remote parts of the country. The 546 councils across Australia employ around 190,000 people across 400 different occupations—

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