Jodie Belyea (Dunkley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real cost-of-living relief for Australians and making a difference in their lives? How does this compare to other approaches to the cost of living?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Dunkley for her question, and I congratulate her on the anniversary of her election in the Dunkley by-election to this place. My second-favourite 'Jodie', I thank you for the question!

In the last fortnight I've seen the positive difference that our government is making in easing cost-of-living pressures, improving the lives of Australians and investing in our nation's future. In Melbourne I met nurses at the Royal Children's Hospital who'd been supported by paid prac while they did their training placements. In Croydon, with the members for Deakin and Menzies, I met tradies benefiting from free TAFE and the $10,000 cash incentives to study their trades and build more homes. At the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in Jagajaga, I congratulated Rob Winther for his 60 years of service to our veterans, and I spoke to veterans about the difference that it's made us properly resourcing the department and not holding up the payments which they deserve.

I visited a newly fully bulk-billing GP practice in Launceston, one of 3,400 across the country, with our investments meaning more people are getting bulk-billed. At an endo clinic in Werribee with the member for Lalor, I spoke to women benefiting from our record investment in women's health. In Adelaide, with Premier Malinauskas, I announced some 17,000 new homes, including 7,000 reserved for first home buyers. I visited the AUKUS facility in the member for Port Adelaide's electorate and looked at the extraordinary investment that is taking place which will mean that we're building nuclear powered submarines there in Adelaide at those facilities. In Orange, we talked about the infrastructure and services we're delivering for people in the regions.

As of yesterday, over 250,000 cheaper home batteries have been installed across the nation, cutting power bills with cheaper, cleaner energy.

Mr Speaker, I'll take the interjection. We encourage that member to meet more people. We encourage you to get out and about. We do that. Every one of these measures that we're undertaking are practical measures delivering real change for Australians—strengthening Medicare, easing the cost of living and investing in skills, while those opposite have been busy just fighting each other.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! I'll just remind the member for Barker I can definitely hear him from here.

Order! The member for Barker's had a good go. I'm sure he wants to stay. Let's be calm and then we can hear from the Leader of the Nationals.