Jana Stewart (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

You might not think so. I just checked on the Coles app. That's where I know I can get a loaf of bread and a two-litre bottle of milk. So $5 actually makes a difference when you're trying to put food in your kids' bellies, but you're over there making fun of it. Those extra dollars make a difference for Australian families, absolutely.

We know that Australians are still under pressure, and that pressure is being felt at the checkout, with the energy provider or at the doctor. Electricity prices went down 25 per cent last year, but they're still putting pressure on households. We know that. Two rounds of energy rebates have helped take some of the sting out of energy costs. Three hundred dollars of energy bill relief for every Australian household is absolutely making a difference, and the next instalment of that is coming on 1 April for Australian households. We're also making sure that you can see a GP for free, with the single largest investment in Medicare since its creation over 40 years ago. We believe that the only card that you need to see a doctor should be your Medicare card, unlike those opposite, who think you should be pulling out your credit card. Those are not our values. They are absolutely not our values. We're also making medicines cheaper. When we came to government, the cost of a prescription was $42. We are going to cut that to $25, because we don't want you to have to choose between putting food on the table and taking care of your health. One thing is clear: under Dutton, he'll cut and you will pay.