With this budget, we’re delivering a stronger foundation for a better future.
That’s what Labor budgets are always about: tackling today’s challenges, building for tomorrow.
We’re helping people struggling to make ends meet and making sure the services we rely on are stronger and more sustainable into the future.
The biggest ever investment in bulk-billing. Lowering the cost of medicines. Funding the biggest pay raise for aged care workers. Offering real relief, right now to help Australians with their energy bills.
Our plan will grow the economy: creating new jobs in our regions and suburbs, boosting renewable energy and investing in TAFE and training, so Australians can make the most of the opportunities in front of us.
We're making responsible and disciplined choices that put our economy and our society on stronger footing.
You can read more about what's in it, and sign up for email updates on our work below.
Providing responsible, targeted cost of living relief is a key priority in our budget. This includes:
One of the things that makes this the best country in the world is our shared belief that every Australian should be able to access affordable, reliable healthcare. But right now, too many people are finding it more and more difficult to see a doctor. We're changing that by:
We're proud that in our first year in office, 339,000 new jobs have been created. But even with unemployment at historic lows, we know there are still people struggling to find work and struggling to get by. As a Labor Government we will always strive to help those who need it the most. This budget does that by:
We know the best long-term guarantee of rising living standards, stronger wages and a better quality of life is a growing and productive economy. That’s why our budget is underpinned by a plan to modernise our economy and maximise our strengths by:
From energy bill relief to national defence, manufacturing to Medicare, investments in this budget aim to make Australia more resilient and more secure in uncertain times. Fundamental to this is our responsible economic management and our efforts to put the budget on a stronger foundation. That's why we're:
We know that households and businesses are feeling the pressure. We know there is a lot of work to do. We’re getting on with the job.
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334a Marrickville Rd
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Electorate Office
334a Marrickville Rd
Marrickville NSW 2204
Phone: 02 9564 3588
Parliament House Office
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: 02 6277 7700
Phone: (02) 9564 3588
Fax: (02) 9564 1734
Email: A.Albanese.MP@aph.gov.au
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which our offices stand and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also recognise the resilience, strength and pride of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Authorised by Anthony Albanese. 334a Marrickville Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204.