Jo Briskey (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Delivery is the word that defines this government and a word that clearly separates us from those opposite. When we came to office in 2022, we promised Australians we would turn the corner after a lost decade of denial and neglect—denial on climate change, neglect on a housing crisis and a decade spent weakening the very institutions Australians rely on, like Medicare. So we got to work. We didn't just restore Medicare; we strengthened it. That's why today we now have twice as many fully bulk-billing GP clinics in Maribyrnong, so more people in my community can see their GP for free. We're delivering cheaper medicines by cutting the PBS scripts to no more than $25.

On housing, leadership was absent for years. Australians waited while those opposite looked the other way. They didn't even bother having a housing minister. Labor stepped up. We've set ambitious targets and are now building more homes, helping more Australians into their own home and making it easier and fairer to rent. In my electorate alone, nearly 400 new social and affordable homes have already been delivered, more than the coalition managed to deliver across the country in a decade. While we deliver real cost-of-living relief, tax cuts, cheaper medicines, energy bill support and cut student debt, what do those opposite do? Do they vote against it every single time.

The contrast could not be clearer. Whilst others revel in grievance to further their own political agendas, we on this side of the House remain steadfast on one agenda: to deliver for working Australians, and for their families, and to build a stronger and fairer future. (Time expired)

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

In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members' statements has concluded.