Zaneta Mascarenhas (Swan, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak on the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025 today. I note that we're almost on the eve of an election, and I think that what this bill demonstrates is that this parliament and the Australian people really have a choice between two parties—two parties that recognise what real action looks like and one that looks like a party of inaction. What I will say, talking about action, is that I do want to talk about real action.

Since coming to office, this government has not wasted a single day. We have not sat on our hands. We have not dodged the tough calls. We've shown up in moments of crisis and in moments of opportunity, from the Prime Minister and Senator McAllister standing with communities under threat from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, to rebuilding global partnerships and bringing forward important legislation like this. This is work we've done.

It's been full on, and I've been busy too. In Swan, we've been upgrading, investing and reviving, delivering real change after years of Liberal neglect. We are upgrading public infrastructure, Boorloo Bridge, METRONET and the McCallum Park and Queens Park open spaces. We're investing in housing—501 new homes under the Housing Australia Future Fund and 875 households supported into homes under the Home Guarantee Scheme. We're backing local manufacturing and future industries. Just this month, the Prime Minister was in Swan announcing $750 million to boost metal manufacturing. And this is just one example of what we've been doing.

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