Senate debates

Monday, 13 November 2023

Questions without Notice

Cost of Living

2:56 pm

Photo of Katy GallagherKaty Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I think you can see from the decisions that we've taken as a government that we do believe that we needed to take decisions to address some of their cost-of-living pressures. That's my answer to the question. So energy bill relief, cheaper child care, more Medicare bulk billing, cheaper medicines, boosting income support payments, boosting Commonwealth rental assistance, investing in skills through our fee-free TAFE policy, building more affordable homes, expanding parental leave, getting wages moving again—all of these things are in recognition—

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