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

Thank you for that supplementary question. We always, and I think you heard it from Minister Watt this afternoon, want Australians to own more and keep more of what they earn, and we welcome the wages data that was released today. Those opposite do not get it. Higher wages is the best form of cost-of-living relief Australians can get and that is why we have been pushing for wages growth in this country after a decade of wage stagnation.

The opposition are oblivious to the cost-of-living challenges facing many Australians. They voted against our cost-of-living relief at every opportunity and now they are saying they want to cut pensions and services that Australians rely on. As the RBA governor said, the government's job is to get inflation down and to provide services for Australians. We are doing both. Australians would suffer if we didn't do both, and we will continue our approach.