Sally Sitou (Reid, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Being a federal member of parliament is always busy, but this month has been particularly busy for me. During this month I have been calling my constituents, doorknocking, holding mobile offices and greeting morning commuters at the train stations. I have spoken to hundreds and hundreds of people because I wanted to tell them about the Albanese Labor government's tax cuts. It's a policy that means every single taxpayer will get a tax cut from 1 July, and four out of five of those taxpayers in my electorate will get a bigger tax cut, thanks to the Albanese Labor government. That means more money to help with the family budget.

If you are an early childhood educator on about $65,000 a year, you will get a tax cut of $1,200 a year under Labor, compared to just $500 a year under the previous coalition plan; if you are a police officer on about $115,000 a year, you will now receive a tax cut of over $2,500 under Labor's plan, compared to just $1,700 under the Liberals' plan; and, if you're a software engineer on about $195,000 a year, you'll get $4,500 back—because we want you to earn more and keep more of what you earn.