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

There are the tax cuts that were opposed by those opposite, including the one that will come in in July this year and the one next year, and the 15 per cent wage increases for aged-care and childcare workers, which those opposite described as waste, helping people to earn more and keep more of what they earn. We cut student debt by 20 per cent—they said that was waste as well—making an enormous difference to three million Australians, making them $5½ thousand better off. Over 70,000 student nurses, midwives, social workers and teachers now actually get paid prac during their placements, and 725,000 Australians have benefited from free TAFE. There are cheaper medicines. There are over 200,000 cheaper home batteries, which are cutting electricity bills of households. These are measures that a responsible government does to actually make a difference.

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