House debates

Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:25 pm

Photo of Jim ChalmersJim Chalmers (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) | Hansard source

I was asked about the working Australians tax offset. We'll be voting for it, and they'll be voting against it. That's the decision that was taken today in their party room. Now, when it comes to returning bracket creep, this is a government which has returned bracket creep on five occasions, using three different mechanisms. In fact, there'll be another tax cut on 1 July, less than a month from now—the same tax cuts that they said they would repeal. The difference here is very clear: a Labor government led by this Prime Minister cutting income taxes—again and again and again—for millions of Australian workers, versus an opposition which votes against tax cuts for Australia's working people. The point that I'm making about the working Australians tax offset is that, because of our efforts, Australians will be getting another tax cut. If they had their way, Australians would be paying higher income taxes, not lower income taxes.

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