Tania Lawrence (Hasluck, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Sometimes it can be really hard to work past all the big headlines around a budget—the billions of dollars—to understand what it means at a household level, so it's wonderful to be able to say to the people in Hasluck that if they are paying tax, from July, they are going to get a tax cut. The 17,000 students in Hasluck will be the beneficiary of a reduced HECS, and there are paid placements on the way for all the wonderful student nurses and midwives and social workers.

But there is also great investment at a community level. The Albanese Labor government is committing close to a billion dollars for a leaving domestic violence program. Over a five-year period it will have a huge wonderful positive impact across all Australia. I know it will be well received at home. But it's not just that; it is also infrastructure. There is a commitment to back in major projects, with $490 million extra to accelerate the rollout of the Ellenbrook Metronet line—because Labor loves rail, and my constituents in Hasluck will love catching that train—and $300 million towards a signalling program to ensure those trains can go faster.

Labor always has an eye on the future and an eye on the present to make sure that cost-of-living issues are addressed. We are investing into more jobs and new industries, particularly the renewable future that will ensure that we are well placed in the world.

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