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

Another tight question from the opposition there! He invites me to be able to say—I'm asked what is growing—today's figures show the Australian economy is growing strongly. It's stronger than any other advanced economy; it's as simple as that. The other thing that's been growing is our jobs—1.2 million of them. The last figures showed that there were an additional 50,000 full-time jobs created on our watch. We think that is good. What else is growing? The number of people who have benefited from free TAFE—725,000 and counting. What else is growing? The number of people who are benefiting from the five per cent deposit to get their first home—225,000 and counting. What else is growing? The number of Australians who are benefiting from cheaper batteries—250,000 and counting. That is all growing. I'll tell you the other thing, which is decreasing, and that's the gender pay gap. Yesterday's figures show a record-low gender pay gap. It's the lowest it has ever been—something that we are very proud of.

They come in here with Monday's pack that they forgot to ask, ignoring today's figures on the national accounts that are out today, completely ignoring the growth that is there. They come in here and continue to just talk Australia down.

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