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

Thank you, I take the supplementary question. There's one thing I don't do and that is accept the numbers that those opposite spout. I have seen them. I have seen how you've added up in your big spending. Some of the things that you have costed, that you accuse us of, are important increases in the pension, for example, and estimates variations where because of inflation we see increases in payments. You count that and say that it's wasteful spending. We have invested in Indigenous housing—tick, yes—because we believe we need to fill the gap that was created after a decade of inaction, to make sure that we are providing housing options for people in the Northern Territory. Yes. Are we backing the critical minerals industry? Yes, tick, we are backing them. Are we investing in the future generations of this country through super on PPL? Yes, we are—and all will be released in the budget.