Tania Lawrence (Hasluck, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The people of Hasluck have a right to know what I stand for. I stand for better communications in the Swan Valley in Hasluck and in the Perth Hills, where the Albanese government's investments in improving our NBN and mobile coverage are paying off.

I stand for a science based, cohesive system of emergency management and better disaster preparedness, which we have seen with the consolidation of functions under NEMA and massive investments in fire, cyclone and flood preparedness, including funding for a disaster operations centre in the Perth Hills and significant additions to our national aerial fleet.

I stand for the health of the people of Hasluck, who have benefited from this government's record investments in Medicare, a cap on scripts, 60-day script dispensing for chronic conditions and bulk-billed urgent care clinic services here in my electorate.

I stand for better education funding for government schools. From next year, schools in Hasluck will start to see 100 per cent funding, meeting the schooling resource standard. Parents, educators and students will feel the benefit of this straightaway and our country will benefit.

I stand for better infrastructure. Next month, thanks to the Albanese government and the WA Labor Cook government, we'll see the opening of the Morley-Ellenbrook METRONET line, which runs right through Hasluck and gives our residents an essential public transport option.

These are some of things I stand for. The people of Hasluck know what I stand for. They've got no idea what those opposite stand for, but they do know that under a coalition National-Liberal government they will be worse off. (Time expired)