Claire Clutterham (Sturt, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

Some in this House have asked: how many cups of coffee can you buy with the Albanese Labor government's 1 July 2026 tax cuts? But I ask: how many cups of coffee can you buy with the money that you save from seeing a GP for free? How many flat whites can you buy after only having to pay $25 for medicines listed on the PBS, including the 10 new medicines listed from 1 July? How many espressos can you buy, Deputy Speaker Claydon, if you only pay $7.70 for your medicines? My coffee of choice is a long black with a dash of milk. How many long blacks can you buy with the money you save from having three hours of free power during the day or from no longer receiving an electricity bill because you have a cheaper home battery? How many cappuccinos can you buy now that 20 per cent has been reduced from your higher education debt? What about the number of short macs you can buy because your TAFE course in a critical industry was free?

With meaningful paid parental leave, you can buy your little one a babyccino at your next parents' group catch up. With your $20,000 instant asset write-off, you can buy a coffee machine for your small business. Our cost-of-living measures passed the pub test and the cafe test. With all of these savings, Australians will be able to afford an extra shot.