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The price of Australians’ favourite SUVs, utes and 4WDs will be jacked up by thousands of dollars under Labor’s proposed carbon tax on vehicles.

 

There are many sentiments in the Minister for Women’s speech today that the Coalition supports because the pursuit of gender equality is an important national effort.

A number of the measures announced require scrutiny – especially those yet to be funded by the Government.

After almost two years of Labor, Australians' quality of life has fallen dramatically due to higher taxes, high inflation, higher interest rates and low productivity.

Today’s National Accounts figures prove Labor has been missing in action on managing the economy.

Meta’s refusal to renew deals made under the News Bargaining Code is highly disappointing.

The Coalition put the code in place to address bargaining power imbalances between multinational digital platforms and Australian media companies.

Today’s Wage Price Index data provides little comfort for Australian families who have been smashed by Labor’s bad economic management.

While any increase to wages is welcome, today’s data is a drop in the ocean compared to the pain Australians are feeling.

The Albanese Government has revealed it has provisioned $40 million for an advertising campaign to sell its lie on the Stage 3 tax cuts.

Today’s quarterly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data reflects just how entrenched and persistent price rises are in Australia.

The figures confirm that since the 2022 election, the price level has increased by almost 10% - the equivalent of doubling the GST.

Labor’s cost of living crisis is making it harder to send kids to school ready to learn.

 

Australian families are scrambling to find money for uniforms, stationery, and textbooks this January with the cost of education up 4.8 per cent since Labor was elected.

 

The Albanese Government’s scrapping of the Bridges Renewal Program will have devastating consequences for the Hume electorate.

The findings of the Australian Law Reform Commission Report (‘ALRC’) Confronting Complexity: Reforming Corporations and Financial Services Legislation must be urgently addressed by the Albanese Government.

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