The Albanese Government is today announcing further implementation details for its tax reform package, following an intensive first round of post-Budget consultation.
Our tax reforms are all about making it easier for Australians to buy their first home, cutting taxes for workers, and better aligning the tax treatment of labour and asset income, and this is reflected in the core legislation before the Senate.
CASSANDRA FERNANDO, MEMBER FOR HOLT: It's great to be here at Goodstart Early Learning Centre in Hampton Park in the heart of my electorate. I'm honoured to be here today with the Prime Minister of Australia and Minister Clare and Minister Walsh. Holt is one of the youngest electorates in the country. It is where people come here to start their families, buy their first homes. It is a welcoming community. And by saying that, now I would like to welcome the Prime Minister to talk more about the announcement today.
Every day early educators help children learn, grow and get ready for school.
It’s one of the most important jobs in the country and they should be paid fairly for that work.
That’s why the Albanese Government funded a 15 per cent pay rise for Early Education and Care Workers.
Today, the Albanese Government is investing a further $3.6 billion over the next two years to lock in this historic 15 per cent pay rise for early childhood educators.
The Albanese Government has delivered on its election commitment to open an additional 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with the final clinic opening in Caloundra, Queensland today.
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are providing cost of living relief, helping families access healthcare without the cost, providing free Medicare-backed care close to home.
The opening is a historic milestone meaning all 137 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics promised by the Government are now operating around the country.
LIBBY COKER MP, MEMBER FOR CORANGAMITE: So thank you very much for being with us today. It is a very exciting day. I am thrilled to have my boss and the Prime Minister of the country, Anthony Albanese, with us today. We also have Brooklyn and Lachie and Rosco, and we're here today because we want to actually celebrate and encourage people to take up 5% first home buyer deposit scheme. This has been an amazing scheme.
ANDREW LEIGH, MEMBER FOR FENNER: Good afternoon, everyone. My name’s Andrew Leigh, the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, and for the purposes of today, the Federal Member for Fenner. It’s a real delight to be here on Ngunnawal land with the Prime Minister and Housing Minister to inspect this great social and affordable housing development. We’re here in the suburb of Jacka, named after Albert Jacka, who won Australia’s first VC. But before he went off to fight in World War One, Albert Jacka was a forester.
The Australian Government welcomes the agreement by the United States and Iran.
Australia has long called for de‑escalation and an end to the conflict, including in Lebanon. As we have said, the longer this war goes on, the greater the impact will be.
Continued restraint and constructive engagement will be essential to prevent further escalation and secure a lasting agreement.
TANYA PLIBERSEK, MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES: Good morning, everyone. It is such a pleasure to welcome the Prime Minister and the Minister for Health to my electorate today for an incredibly important announcement. First of all, we’re here for the official opening of the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health. That is a wonderful thing in itself, but the Prime Minister’s got an additional announcement that he’ll make in a moment. I just want to remind people that we’ve got just up the road here, the amazing, world-leading Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Cancer Centre.
I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.
It is a pleasure to be here among so many incredible people – researchers, clinicians, health workers, support staff.
As together, we celebrate the opening of this new home for the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health.
Into the future, these rooms will serve as the launchpad for your vital work.
The place where each of you will continue to contribute to expanding what we know about musculoskeletal conditions.
The Albanese Government is delivering a record amount of funding for Arthritis by establishing a new Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions Research Mission.
We will invest $100 million over 10 years to deliver the Mission that will boost research into arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.
The Mission will be established through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and will bring together key researchers, health professionals, industry partners and patients to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the debilitating condition.