House debates
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Questions without Notice
Economy
2:14 pm
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) | Hansard source
Mr Speaker, I'll tell you what's going up: the minimum wage. It's going up today. I'll tell you what's also going up: paid parental leave, up by two weeks. I'll tell you what else is going up: the number of cheaper home batteries—450,000 since last July. I'll tell you what else is going up: bulk-billing rates, expanding and growing. What else is going up? The number of people attending urgent care clinics, all going up. I'll tell you what else is going up: the number of first home owners buying their own home as a result of the changes we are making. We're not just identifying issues; we're acting on them. That's what the job is. Unlike the three right-wing parties, the axis of grievance, we're not just identifying issues; we are acting on them—helping people who are under pressure here and now while building for the future and making a positive difference to people's lives by delivering real change.
I'll tell you what is also going up: the number of comments by opposition coalition members saying how hopeless they are. They had their housing spokesperson today say, 'We vacated the field for 20 years and we're now dealing with that huge failure.' Patricia Karvelas asked, 'When did you vacate the field?' Andrew Bragg: 'After 2007.'
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