Anne Stanley (Werriwa, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last night, the Treasurer delivered a truly Labor budget, a budget for every Australian, not just a few, a budget that recognises that Australians are under pressure right now and provides cost-of-living relief for all. Every single household in my community and across Australia will benefit from the $300 off their energy bill. Eighty thousand taxpayers in my community and every taxpayer across the country will benefit from the tax cut from 1 July. There will be 9,170 households in Werriwa and nearly a million households across Australia that benefit from the 10 per cent increase to the maximum Commonwealth rent assistance rate, building on last year's 15 per cent. All Australians with a Medicare card will benefit from the freeze on the maximum costs of PBS medicines.

This budget is also about investing in Australia's future, with a $22.7 billion plan to help make Australia a renewable energy powerhouse, help secure our supply chains and increase our economic resilience. It invests in the future of my community of Werriwa. After years of advocacy on behalf of that community, this budget delivers infrastructure funding and greater Medicare access that our community deserves. This is a budget that has delivered for every Australian, but we know there's more to do and we will continue to work for all Australians.

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