Julie-Ann Campbell (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is a big number. Recently the Minister for Climate Change and Energy announced a new regulated energy retail offer, the Solar Sharer Offer. This will give households in New South Wales, South-East Queensland—my neck of the woods—and South Australia access to free electricity during the middle of the day. It's all about maximising the use of Australia's abundant and cheap solar power, and it will assist with lower costs for customers by lowering peak prices. Students with student debts will have seen real change too, with the 20 per cent reduction we have also talked about.

Looking ahead, more targeted and responsible cost-of-living support will continue. And the tax cuts that kicked in last year are already benefiting every single taxpayer in this nation. This bill implements more responsible and more targeted reforms which back small businesses, which protect workers and which ensure that Australians can continue to enjoy affordable, responsible hospitality at their local pub or club. It shows that the Albanese Labor government is in touch with and values community life. While each of our communities in this place might be different, we all share a few things: we enjoy being with family, we enjoy coming together and most of us enjoy a cold brew.

They say there's nothing better than a cold beer on a hot summer's day in Queensland. But I think there is; it's a cold beer on a hot summer's day in Queensland with a freeze on the beer tax that you have to pay, so that every single person can have their XXXX—because I'm a Queenslander!

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