House debates Questions without Notice

Economy

Monday, 14 September 2026 House of Representatives

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister

2:18 pm

just a fact—a land war in Europe, disruptions to trade, a new conflict in the Middle East and the biggest oil shock in history. Now, that has a real impact, and we are taking action to deliver lasting relief, helping Australians under pressure here and now, while at the same time driving an agenda to make sure that we're stronger in the face of future shocks.

Now, the member for Goldstein used to recognise that, because he spoke about intergenerational inequity in the housing market. He spoke about what needed to be done. He not only gave speeches in this place; he wrote a book about it, as the member for Ballarat has said—not a book I have read, I must say, but I've heard enough quotes from it.

Now, we are taking action so that fairness and aspiration are lasting features of Australia's economy, because we know that the true meaning of delivering real change is beyond these walls. That's why we want to see every single worker get a tax cut. That's why we went to the election, why they all got a tax cut and why they'll get a tax cut next year as well—one of the five different forms of tax cuts that we've implemented in our just-over-four years in office. And we know that they voted against them and went to an election saying they would reverse them.

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