Labor is bringing life-changing medicines into reach for every Australian, because you shouldn't have to worry about the cost to get the care you need.

Medicines for breast cancer, Parkinson's disease and more were tens of thousands of dollars, from January 1 - just $25.

Over the past three years under the Albanese Labor Government, the minimum wage has increased by 22.7%.

Under Labor, real wages are up, inflation is down, unemployment is low, incomes are growing, and we’ve had two interest rate cuts in three months.

Thank you to all SES and emergency personnel for their life saving work in keeping people out of harms way.

Tomorrow, I will be heading to the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions to assist in the coordination of Department of Defence and Federal Government resources.

As of Monday, the Australian Government have deployed ADF personnel to support the flood emergency response, assisting emergency services with planning, welfare checks, clearing routes, engineering work, and re-establishing access to critical infrastructure.

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That’s just one way we’re taking care of your health – along with an $8 billion investment into Medicare, and a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Coburg and Clifton Hill.

The choice is clear on May 3, and every Labor seat lost gets Dutton one step closer to gutting Medicare.

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We've strengthened the PBS with two new medicines added today – Dabrafenib and trametinib for eligible children diagnosed with low-grade glioma or high-grade glioma with the BRAF V600E mutation. Without the PBS subsidy, families would have to pay $178,000 for a year of treatment.

Since we’ve come to Government, families paying for 30 hours of childcare per week are now $2,768 better off since September 2023, while under the Liberals, childcare prices rose by 49%.

The three-day guarantee replaces the current Activity Test from January 2026, with guaranteed eligibility for 3 days a week of early education for children who need it. This will save an average of $1,370 for eligible families.