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

I thank Senator Walsh for the question and for the role she plays in supporting and adding to the government's economic policy.

On 1 July this year the Albanese Labor government will deliver a tax cut for every Australian taxpayer; that's 13.6 million people. Our No. 1 priority is addressing inflation and cost-of-living pressures. We know people are doing it tough, but our tax cuts will deliver a bigger tax cut for Middle Australia to help with that cost of living. This builds on our targeted relief while not adding to inflation. Already we have delivered electricity bill relief, which those opposite opposed. We are making medicines cheaper, which, again, those opposite opposed. We are making it easier and cheaper to see a doctor through much-needed investments in Medicare. We are making child care cheaper and expanding paid parental leave. We are building more social and affordable homes and increasing rent assistance. There are our fee-free TAFE investments, and wages are rising at the fastest rate for a decade, including for minimum-wage and aged-care workers—