Jo Briskey (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

On Saturday, I was with the volunteers at the Strathmore footy club for their season launch. Their new president, Ben, and his team weren't just kicking off the season; they were also seizing the opportunity to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, based out of Essendon Fields. That's what community sport is all about: people stepping up for each other. Ben and his committee are working hard, and, like all Australians, they deserve a government that works just as hard for them. That's exactly what we're doing.

On this side of the House, we are focused on delivery. That's why, today, we've moved to halve the fuel tax for three months, to put more money in people's pockets. That's why, from July, every taxpayer in Maribyrnong and across the country will receive a tax cut. For people in Flemington, Moonee Ponds, Gladstone Park and Airport West, that's real money back in their pockets—not a promise; not a headline; delivered.

To ease pressure on families when they get sick, we've doubled the number of fully-bulk-billing GP clinics in Maribyrnong, so more people can see their doctor and walk out without paying a cent. Cost-of-living relief that's real and targeted; healthcare that's there when you need it—that's Labor delivering.

But, in these uncertain times, global instability demands serious, steady leadership, focused on the national interest not the next headline. What do we see from those opposite? No plan; no policy; just noise and opportunism. Australians deserve better than that. They deserve a government working every day to make their lives easier. That's what Labor is doing. And that's what we'll keep doing.

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