QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Dr CHALMERS (Rankin—Treasurer) (14:30): The member for Swan is a really valued member of our team, and I thank her for her question. This government and this Prime Minister are delivering cost-of-living help, and we are delivering real change at the same time. You can see that in our tax reforms.

You can see that in the cost-of-living help which will kick in from this Wednesday, 1 July. Our tax reforms are all about cutting taxes for workers, helping first home buyers and making the tax system fairer. Help with the cost of living has been a priority for this government every one of our almost 1,500 days in office, but this Wednesday is an especially important day.

That's because, from this Wednesday, every worker gets another tax cut. Workers on the national minimum wage get a six per cent pay rise. Workers on modern award wages get a 4¾ per cent pay rise.

Workers will start getting their super paid with their wages. Motorists will get another month of fuel excise relief. Parents will be entitled to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, up from 24 weeks.

A number of payments will be indexed, and our ban on excessive pricing of groceries will come into effect. Through our tax cuts, our tax reforms and our cost-of-living relief, we are supporting workers and first home buyers. We're supporting parents and motorists at the same time.

The tax cuts, which kick in on Wednesday, are happening despite those opposite, not because of them. If they had their way, there'd be no tax cuts, no cost-of-living relief and no reforms to the broken housing market which has locked too many young people out for too long. The three right-wing parties all seek to capitalise on the real pressures that people are facing at the same time as their anti-worker, anti-housing agenda would make things worse.

Senator Hume was at it again this morning, on multiple occasions describing our tax cuts as 'egregious'. First, they opposed them. Then they voted against them.

Then they said they'd repeal them. Now they think tax cuts for workers are egregious. Whether it's Senator Hume or the member for Hume, they are doing to the Liberal Party this term what they did to their economic credibility last term.

On his watch, the Liberal Party is circling the drain, and for good reason. They oppose tax cuts. This government is delivering cost-of-living help.

We are delivering real change. The extra cost-of-living assistance that will kick in from this Wednesday is a really important demonstration of that.