Deborah O'Neill (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to congratulate the Labor Treasurer in the Albanese government, the Hon. Jim Chalmers, for a budget that is attending to the real challenges that Australians are facing right now but is also building a platform for the future—the fourth significant change in our economy—to make sure that young people have great jobs to move into.

Ignoring the current reality just doesn't meet the needs of Australian people, and that's why I am so pleased that it's a Labor Albanese government that is going to deliver HECS-HELP relief for students through this budget. In the duty seat that I have—the seat of Parkes—this change is going to make such a difference to 11,884 people with a HELP debt. The budget by our outstanding Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, and Mr Albanese's Labor government will affect every single one of those 11,884 young people's lives. They have a future that is enhanced by Labor policy and investment in them.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It being 2 pm, we'll move to question time.