Brian Mitchell (Lyons, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

We've had a busy 21 months. The Liberals have said no to cheaper medicines, no to cheaper child care, no to fee-free TAFE, no to higher wages, no to protection for gig workers, no to making wage theft a crime, no to 30,000 homes for Australians who need a roof over their head and no to 40,000 Australians desperate to get their foot in the door of homeownership through Help to Buy. They've said no to tax cuts for every Australian taxpayer—before voting yes, but leaving the option to vote no and roll it back once they get back into government.

This Labor government has said yes to cheaper medicines, yes to cheaper child care, yes to fee-free TAFE, yes to higher wages and yes to tax cuts for every Australian taxpayer. This Labor government is fixing the mess left behind by 10 years of Liberal failure. The high inflation they left us we are getting under control. We are getting wages moving. We are cutting taxes. This is the big difference between Labor and the Liberals. Our government doesn't care whether you work at Macca's or MyState Bank, Coles or Cotton On, Woollies or Woodside. We want every Australian taxpayer to get a tax cut. The Labor government wants Australians to earn more and keep more of what they earn. The Liberals want Australians to work longer for less.

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