Susan Templeman (Macquarie, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In spite of the joy of the mighty Panthers' spectacular fourth grand final win in a row at the weekend, there's no denying that things are tight for families in Macquarie. Labor know that, and it's our No. 1 priority to help ease the pain of cost of living, at the same time making sure that what we do also helps fight inflation. We're making sure Australians earn more, keep more of what they earn and don't pay more than they should, especially at the supermarket. We're cracking down on dodgy supermarket discounts and fighting shrinking products, making sure supermarkets face multimillion dollar fines for doing the wrong thing by consumers.

While we know there's more to do, we also know this: the Liberals would not have given every Aussie a tax cut, just some; the Liberals would not have given every household $300 or every business $325 off their electricity bill; the Liberals would not have frozen the cost of PBS medicines for every Australian; the Liberals would not have supported a third consecutive pay rise for 2.6 million workers; and the Liberals would not be providing funding to build more homes right across the country. Only Labor will keep working to bring costs down for households and to get wages up, and we'll work hard to get inflation back down where it should be.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members' statements has concluded.