Matt Burnell (Spence, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

After the greatest public display of chucking the toys out of the cot, the Nats are back with the Libs. The coalition, the 'on-alition', the 'off-alition', the 'I-don't-know-what-alition'—same chaos, new week. One minute, they're breaking up; the next, they're back together, proving, once again, the only thing holding the coalition together is the fear of being alone. While they squabble over titles and egos, Australians are left wondering who's leading who over there. While they remain divided and divisive, the Albanese Labor government remains focused on delivering for everyday Aussies, not serving egos. We're investing $25 billion to support workers across 750 hospitals, backing nurses, doctors and frontline staff. We're putting a billion dollars into training doctors in more communities, strengthening the pipeline and delivering fairer outcomes to communities like mine. We've signed a historic security treaty with Indonesia, strengthening regional stability and Australia's place in our neighbourhood. Those are just our announcements since parliament last sat four days ago.

We've been delivering for Australians since we came into government in 2022. We've delivered cheaper scripts, listing new contraceptives, menopausal hormone therapies and endometriosis treatments on the PBS; celebrated three years of free TAFE, opening doors to future workforces; cut HECS debts by 20 per cent; legislated five per cent house deposits, building 100,000 new homes; and delivered record Medicare urgent care clinics and a three-day childcare guarantee. All of that is because we're focused on delivering for Australians every day we're in government. (Time expired)

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