House debates

Thursday, 13 August 2026

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:21 pm

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

I thank the member for his question. Labor is indeed focused on easing cost-of-living pressures and making a positive difference—all measures that were opposed by those opposite. Whether it was the tax cuts that came in on 1 July, whether it's the measures that have lifted up bulk-billing to 84 per cent nationally, whether it's the 800,000 enrolments in free TAFE, whether it's the new legislation that's delivering wage justice for early childhood educators, whether it be minimum standards and minimum pay for gig economy workers, whether it be expanding paid prac—they won't expand it; they'll get rid of it. That's what they took to the last election, even though it will make an enormous difference.

Whether it be the new Fair Work Court that we have announced as well to make sure that workers can be looked after, whether it be the even cheaper medicines that we've added to the PBS or the cut to the price of medicines, down to $25—and remember the hysteria over 60-day scripts that they said would be a disaster which are now in place and saving Australians money?

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