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

I thank the member for Corangamite for her question, and I acknowledge the work that she does, representing the great people of regional Victoria. We are working as a government for Australia every day. Working for Australia is the theme of what we are doing each and every day going forward, working to take pressure off people whilst not putting pressure on inflation.

Since the last sitting of parliament, 80 of our urgent care clinics have opened—I've opened two of them—meaning more people can get the care they need, when they need it, for free. You've got the Medicare bulk-billing incentive being tripled. You've had changes to paid parental leave, which has helped 20,000 families, and our cheaper childcare plan is making a difference for 1.2 million families. The CommBank's economic insights noted this: 'The changes to the childcare subsidy are expected to see a 32 per cent decline in out-of-pocket expenses for households.'

It's worth noting that cheaper childcare for families will also, in the medium term, put downward pressure on inflation pressures in the economy.

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