Carina Garland (Chisholm, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

Today is 1 July. From today, every single taxpayer in my electorate of Chisholm will receive a tax cut because our government, the Albanese Labor government, is helping Australians with the cost of living right now. That means that 81,000 people in my community will receive a tax cut. That will be on average around $1,640. Our government does know that Australians are under pressure right now, so our government is helping all Australian taxpayers with the cost of living.

In addition to tax cuts, every household in Chisholm will receive $300 in energy bill relief. Eligible small businesses will receive $325 in energy bill relief. Additionally, today 2.6 million of Australia's lowest-paid workers will get their third consecutive pay rise, because our government backs workers. We're freezing the cost of PBS medicines for every Australian. We're delivering more funding to build homes in every part of the country. We're delivering two weeks of extra paid parental leave. This builds on the work we've already done to ease the cost of living, such as delivering cheaper child care and fee-free TAFE. We know there's more to do, and we'll keep working every day for all Australians.