Jerome Laxale (Bennelong, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Two weeks ago the Treasurer stood in this place to deliver a budget that delivers for every Australian, every part of our economy and every corner of our country, and in Bennelong it was no different. This third Labor budget is one for every Australian, but it's also a big budget for everyone in Bennelong. Firstly, every taxpayer in Bennelong will get a tax cut. That's all 92,000 taxpayers. A part-time worker on $45,000 will get a tax cut, and a full-time software engineer on $140,000 will get a tax cut too. Everyone will get a tax cut, not just some. Then, every household and every small business will get energy relief. That's $300 per household and $325 for small businesses. Importantly, this year the energy rebate will be applied automatically. Everyone will get a rebate, not just some.

So that's universal tax cuts and universal energy relief. The budget also delivers further support to strengthen our universal healthcare system. This budget delivered Bennelong's first federally funded Medicare urgent care clinic. From 1 July, everyone in Bennelong will have access to bulk-billed urgent care. Myhealth Top Ryde will be upgraded to a federally funded Medicare urgent care clinic, so locals will get a facility that will be open for longer hours and will allow walk-in presentations. Locals won't need a credit card; all they'll need is their Medicare card. This is a budget for everyone.