Anne Urquhart (Braddon, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Albanese Labor government is cutting taxes for 14 million Australians this year and next year. Our tax cuts are putting money back in the pockets of 47,000 taxpayers in Braddon, who, on average, are saving $2,200 annually. Yet the coalition voted against these tax cuts—a decision that was made by the Leader of the Opposition when he was the shadow Treasurer.

The people of Braddon know that helping Australians with the cost of living is Labor's No. 1 priority. That's why we've cut student debt for nearly 8,000 people in Braddon. We've cut the cost of PBS medicines, delivering savings of almost $5.5 million so far in my electorate. We've opened two urgent care clinics and two Medicare mental health clinics, delivering free, walk-in, specialised health and mental health services to the people in Braddon without any cost to them.

We've discounted home batteries by 30 per cent to lower power bills, with almost 400 batteries installed to date in Braddon, with a usable capacity of over 6,000 kilowatt hours. We've supported almost 1,000 enrolments in free TAFE courses that will deliver important skills and drive economic growth across Braddon and also right across Tasmania.

We, on this side, are focused on delivering cost-of-living relief. The Liberals and the Nationals are focused on themselves, and those things haven't changed.

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