House debates

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Questions without Notice

Budget: Cost of Living

3:10 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) | Hansard source

I was asked about the cost of living, as the Manager of Opposition Business just said. What I'm talking about is the cost-of-living support which we're giving on this side of the House, which those on that side of the House voted against. Every single one of these measures, they voted against. I'm really proud of what we are doing—the strongest annual economic growth in almost three years, inflation lower than it was when we came to government wages, wages going up, pay packets growing much faster than at any time under the coalition, the smallest gender pay gap on record order, the lowest average unemployment in 50 years. We are laser-like focused on cost of living. Those opposite vote against every single cost-of-living measure.

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