Libby Coker (Corangamite, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Australians are under cost-of-living pressures right now, and that's why our No. 1 priority is helping Australians by bringing down the costs for households, getting wages up and working hard to get inflation back to where it should be, because we want Australians to earn more and keep more of what they earn. Since 1 July, we've delivered a tax cut for every Australian taxpayer, not just for some. There has been a $300 energy bill relief for every Australian household and $325 for small business; a freeze on the cost of PBS medicines for every Australian; a third consecutive pay rise for 2.6 million workers; and more funding to build more homes in every part of the country, and that's not all.

The Albanese Labor government has already delivered cheaper child care, fee-free TAFE and the biggest investment ever in expanding bulk-billing. We are delivering a better deal for Aussies at the check-out by cracking down on dodgy supermarket discounts, fighting against companies shrinking the size of products—paying more for air just isn't fair—and making sure supermarkets that do the wrong thing face multimillion dollar fines. This is all part of Labor's long-term economic plan to help Australians right now, working to bring down inflation and support Australians to do well.