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

Thank you very much to the member for that question. Indeed, taking action on cost of living is of course this government's No. 1 priority. We understand that people are under pressure and we're acting to provide relief. We're doing that in three ways. One is getting costs down for families through policies like cheaper medicines, cheaper child care, energy bill relief, fee-free TAFE—all of those measures. Secondly, we're getting wages up for workers—something that those opposite opposed. They wanted, of course, low wages to be a key feature of their economic architecture. The third, of course, is getting the budget onto a stronger foundation, producing, under this Treasurer, the first surplus in 15 years—

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