Budget Impact on Lalor Families

I rise today to highlight the inconsistencies of our Prime Minister and those opposite and how they will devastate Australian families, especially in my electorate of Lalor. I want to look at it in simple terms. Tony Abbott promised no new taxes, but now Australians will be slugged with a petrol tax. He promised no cuts to health, but now Australians will be hit with a $7 GP tax and he has cut billions from health. He promised to help families with the real cost of raising children, but now he has stripped $7.5 billion in family payments, cutting $6,000 from some families' budgets.

Twenty years ago I was a single mum raising three kids and working part time with the family benefits tax supplement. What would it have meant to my budget? I was a taxpayer paying income tax and GST, but under these conditions I would not have made the mortgage payment. My children and I would have lost our home.

This will hurt Australians—not just families but small business, big business, everyone—because what those opposite fail to understand is the basic economics that taking money away from families equals less spending ability and less money in our local economy.

While Tony Abbott considers what it actually means to make a promise, whether it be 'core' or in writing, ordinary Australians will be left pondering how this budget of broken promises will impact on them. Despite saying this government would not leave anyone behind, the Prime Minister has forgotten low- and middle-income families. Labor always fights for fairness, and I will fight for my community.

Share this:

Sign in if you'd like new recruits to be credited to you.

Related

Local awards

Posted by

September 03, 2014

Recently I attended a celebration evening with the City of Wyndham in my electorate to recognise the wonderful work of many volunteers in our community...

Superannuation

Posted by

September 03, 2014

Yesterday the member for Fairfax presented the government with a birthday cake and our Prime Minister blew out the candles. Together, they ensured that nine...

Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014

Posted by

September 02, 2014

I rise to outline my strong opposition to the government's Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014. I declare straight out that I had...

Some positive news for Lalor

Posted by

September 01, 2014

After what can only be described as a horror budget, which has dominated the talk in my electorate for months, it is nice to speak...

Latest

Early Childhood Education and Care Bill 2025

Posted by

February 12, 2025

Three Days of Subsidised Child Care

VIDEO

Adjournment - Investments in Lalor

Posted by

February 11, 2025

Infrastructure and Health Care Investments in Lalor

VIDEO

MPI - Cost of Living

Posted by

February 11, 2025

The Albanese Labor Government's Effort to Combat Cost-of-Living

VIDEO

Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024

Posted by

February 06, 2025

Protecting Australians From Scams.

VIDEO