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

The entire non-government sector was underfunded when we came to government. We found services had not been properly indexed, not properly supported, and we have had to fix that up as well. I imagine that's an area that you would like to cut and slash as you did when you were last in government.

This budget is responsible—it's tackling inflation and, most importantly, it's providing much-needed relief to households that are under pressure—and we will continue to focus on our plan.