STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr FRENCH (Moore) (13:55): From 1 July, a whole range of changes come into effect that will make a real difference to Australian households. As a proud geriatric millennial, I have to say it is nice to see government policy for people who survived dial-up internet, MSN Messenger, WorkChoices, overpriced uni parking and being told for 20 years that, if we stopped buying avocado on toast, we could finally afford a house.

From 1 July, every taxpayer gets another tax cut. Award workers and people on minimum wage will see their pay go up. Super will have to be paid on payday, not months later when everyone has forgotten about it, which is good because nothing says retirement security like actually receiving money you earned.

Paid parental leave expands to six weeks, because raising children is real work and toddlers behave like they're in tiny workplace relations disputes with no cooling-off period. Small businesses will benefit from the permanent $20,000 instant asset write-off, and we are cutting more annoying tariffs. And we are cracking down on supermarket price gouging because Australians should not need a forensic accounting degree to work out why a cucumber suddenly costs as much as a streaming subscription.

These changes are practical. They are about wages, tax, super, families, small business and the cost of living. Or, in millennial terms, a few system updates have been installed and for once they're not asking us to accept cookies!