Senate debates

Thursday, 19 September 2024

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:30 pm

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

I thank Senator Grogan for that supplementary too and drawing attention to our plans on housing, which we have been debating here this week; super on PPL, which passed this chamber in a fantastic vote earlier today; cost protection for workers; and a future made in Australia. All of those are those key policies and key features of our economic plan.

We've got the tax cuts rolling through. We've got cheaper child care. We've got cheaper medicines. We've got the Medicare urgent care clinics, which have been so successful. We've tripled the bulk-billing incentive rate. We've got the fee-free TAFE places and the energy bill relief that's rolling out to households now. We've extended paid parental leave. And, importantly, for those who live on payments, we have managed to find room to increase support for jobseekers and single parents because we know that people on payments do it tough as well. This is part of our carefully calibrated economic plan, and it is working in the interests of all Australians.

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