House debates

Monday, 18 March 2024

Questions without Notice

Taxation

4:09 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

instead of getting precisely zero, which is what those opposite wanted for those workers in Dunkley earning under $45,000. Those workers will now get a tax cut too.

But it's not just that, because this morning we passed through the Senate the biggest boost to paid parental leave since it was created by the former Labor government back in 2011: increasing it to 26 weeks by 2026 and making it more flexible and more easily shared between mums and dads so families can make the choices that are best for them and their kids. This will increase workforce participation. It's good for families, good for children and good for the economy.

Those are the sorts of measures we are putting in place each and every day because we want people to earn more and we want people to keep more of what they earn. We know those opposite want people to work longer for less. Well, that's not the Labor way, that's not what people in Dunkley voted for on 2 March, and that's not what we will make sure we work for, each and every day. (Time expired)

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