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

Nothing says middle Australia to me more than aged-care workers, and 250,000 of them are going to get a pay increase as a direct result of this government's commitment, a commitment we took to the election, a commitment that arose from the royal commission into aged care, and just one of the many measures that those opposite didn't act on. We provided $11.3 billion in the budget to make sure that that was delivered. Last week, of course, again, we saw people on the minimum wage get a pay increase. It's something that we know those opposite are horrified by, and, during the election campaign, they said the sky would fall in if people got a dollar an hour extra. Well, we on this side of the House understand the cost-of-living pressures which are there. We on this side of the House are taking practical measures, which were there in our budget, and those on that side of the House stand in the way or try to do their best to block every single positive measure that is brought before this parliament.

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