The Albanese Labor Government does not have a plan that will contain inflation.
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the ABS shows Labor’s policies aren’t working to bring inflation down and will not make life easier for struggling Australian families.
Labor’s second Budget will be an opportunity to correct the mistakes of its first.
When Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down his second Budget in May, he has the opportunity to take real action to help reduce inflation and the pressures on Australian families and businesses.
Today’s labour force figures highlight the need for Labor to use the May budget to put downward pressure on inflation to take the pressure off struggling families being crippled by out-of-control cost of living pressures.
Anthony Albanese must guarantee he will not take away WA’s fair share of GST, after a prominent Australian think tank called for it to be scrapped to pay for Labor’s increased spending.
Today’s decision by the Reserve Bank to hit pause on rising interest rates is welcome relief for the three million Australians with a mortgage but the pain hitting household budgets is far from over.
The Albanese Government must urgently help Australian families who are struggling to make ends meet rather than telling them they will have to work longer for less pay in the future.
As Australians with a mortgage buckle under the pressure of a tenth consecutive interest rate rise, the Albanese Government’s only solution is to break promises and increase taxes.
Community organisations and local councils across Hume are invited to apply for grants between $2,500 and $20,000 for small-scale upgrades and new equipment under the latest round of the Stronger Communities Programme.
