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

I thank the member for McEwen for his question. It was good to be in the member for McEwen's electorate, looking at infrastructure related to the very significant intermodal that will be built in his region, which will create many thousands of jobs, boost productivity and make an enormous difference to the region and, indeed, to the nation.

We delivered a budget focused on the things that have driven us over the last two years—firstly, helping with the rising cost-of-living pressures that people are feeling. We did that by producing a tax cut for all 13.6 million taxpayers—not just some of them, which is what those opposite wanted. We did that as well by having energy price relief of $300 for every household, not just some, and by providing support for every small business as well. We did it by providing stronger Medicare for every part of the community, adding a further 29 urgent care clinics to the 58 that have been up and running. We did it by ensuring more homes can be built in every part of the country, with our $32 billion plan for homes in Australia.

We also had—

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