Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) | Hansard source

I thank Senator Hume for the question. Again, this government has shown our appetite to not only return bracket creep but actually deliver it—actually do it. We did it in 2024 when we changed the stage 3 tax cuts that were only going to give certain income earners tax cuts and made sure that they were fairer. We're doing it today and we'll do it next year and we'll do it with our instant tax deduction. And we'll do it with the working Australian tax offset. This is all designed to reduce the tax burden on working Australians.

When we have sought to do so, Senator Hume, you have sought to protect the status quo. You have sought to protect the status quo through the way you voted when you voted against a better and fairer approach to our tax system. Those opposite voted against it and we are returning it to working Australians.