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

to the member for Deakin, who has asked a question which was very broad ranging at the end there. But I thank him for the tag, and I respond by saying: Australia is indeed heading in the right direction. It was heading in the wrong direction, but it's now heading in a direction which sees inflation going down. I think that's a good thing. It's heading in a direction where real wages are going up. I think that's a good thing. Productivity is increasing. I think that's a good thing. Now, instead of deficits under them, we've got surpluses. I think that's a good thing. We've seen more jobs created under this government than under any new government in Australian political history. I think that's a good thing as well.

The other thing that is a good thing is that every Australian is going to get a tax cut. That's not just some and not just politicians; it's every Australian worker, including those who are building and working on Australia's programs, such as the Social Housing Accelerator, which is seeing new public housing being built; those who are benefiting from the tax changes put in by the Treasurer to encourage the private rental market and to encourage construction in that—

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