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

I thank Senator Polley for standing up for nurses in Tasmania. A registered nurse in Tassie who is earning $75,000 will get a tax cut of $1,154 a year. Based on their level of seniority, that obviously may vary, but, coming in at around an entry level, that's a significant tax cut for those nurses. It recognises the work they do in Launceston, in Hobart, in Devonport—in all the country hospitals and the GP practices. Wherever you see a nurse they will be getting a tax cut.

This is also important for other staff who work at hospitals, like hospital orderlies, the cleaners at hospitals and the allied healthcare workers at hospitals. We've been focused on making sure all Australian taxpayers get a fair share of these tax cuts. That's why the passage of that legislation earlier this week was so important. (Time expired)