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

I'm asked also about living standards and about prices going down. Let me just give a few facts. On 1 January, the price of medicine goes down to $25, the lowest it has been since 2004. I reckon that'll help people. For pensioners and concession card holders, the price of medicines is frozen at $7.70 for the rest of the decade. I reckon that helps people. For the 108,000 families and small businesses who've installed a cheaper battery, the price of installing solar is down and their energy bills are down permanently. I reckon that helps people.

I'll tell you something else that helps people: the tax cuts for all 14 million Australian taxpayers that we implemented, which were opposed by those opposite. The member for Cook went to an election saying that not only had he voted against it but they'd introduce legislation into this chamber to increase income taxes for every single Australian taxpayer. The fact is that we are focused on cost of living. Those opposite are just focused on each other.

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