House debates

Thursday, 29 February 2024

Statements by Members

Cost of Living

1:40 pm

Photo of Cassandra FernandoCassandra Fernando (Holt, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Since the election of the Albanese government, our focus has remained unwavering: supporting working families and those in need. In Holt, families grapple with the rising cost of living. That's why I am proud to stand with a government that has a clear plan to address this cost-of-living crisis. The Albanese Labor government is dedicated to bringing tax relief to all Australian families. Our focus this year centres on our plan to give a bigger tax cut to each of the 13.6 million Australian taxpayers. This will mean 90 per cent of our community will be able to keep more of what they earn under us. A Woolies worker at Casey Central like my former colleagues in Dandenong will save $800 under Labor's plan. A nurse at Casey Hospital will save $1,600 a year. These are people forgotten by the Liberals' economic plan.

Labor's commitment is clear in putting the interests of working families in Melbourne's south-east first. Under Labor, no-one is left behind.