Australian Labor

Housing is a complex and difficult problem that's been building for 40 years. The idea that you can solve it quickly and easily - it's just disingenous. But we’re focused on a comprehensive approach that is tackling the problem from every single angle.

Baby Casper, Addison and thousands of other locals have been looked after for free at this Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Mundaring. We're opening 137 clinics across the country, so you can skip the wait at the emergency department. And we're making these clinics a permanent part of Medicare, so all you'll ever need is your Medicare card.

Some big housing news for the Sunshine State. The Albanese Government is partnering with the Crisafulli Government to build 51,000 new homes in Queensland.  And, we’re setting aside 20,000 of those homes just for first home buyers. More homes. More choices. More young Queenslanders getting a shot at owning a home.

Australia’s charities and community groups are where trust gets built – one helping hand and local fundraiser at a time. On 10 June, I’ll be speaking at the National Press Club on rebuilding trust by backing the organisations that bring Australians together. Tickets here: npc.org.au/events/the-hon… #auspol

Who thinks our housing system is working for the country?

We've helped 250,000 Australians buy their own home with a 5% deposit, and we're building 100,000 homes set aside just for them. Buying your first home has never been harder, but we're throwing everything at making it easier.

We're changing negative gearing and capital gains tax breaks to give first home buyers a fair go. We're making sure our tax system steers investment into building more homes, with investors still able to use negative gearing on newly built homes.

Auction after auction, young people are lining up and losing out to property investors with an unfair advantage. We're changing property investor tax breaks to give first home buyers a fair go.

Rebecca White was raised on a farm, where the philosophy was ‘feed the animals first’. We discuss how that sense of duty shaped her politics, and her ambition to leave the world a little kinder. #auspol

We’re building more homes right across the country, like these 100 new homes ready to go here in Prospect. But we know more supply is only part of the answer. That’s why we’re changing unfair tax breaks for investors to make the housing system better for first home buyers. And helping more Australians buy a home with just a 5% deposit. Because if you work hard and save, you should have a fair go at owning a home.

BREAKING: We’ve signed a deal which means an extra 50k homes in Qld. 20k of these homes will be built for first homebuyers. Building more homes and making more of those homes available for first homebuyers is what this Budget is all about.

That's on top of cutting fuel taxes to save you money when you fill up. Because we know every bit of help matters.

Help with the cost of living is our number one priority. That's why we're rolling out more tax cuts now. Plus, an extra $250 off working Australians' tax bills permanently. And our new $1,000 instant tax deduction, no receipts needed.

More tax cuts for working Australians are on the way in Labor's Budget.

We’ve struck a deal with the QLD Government to build over 51,000 new homes, including over 20,000 exclusively for first home buyers.

Changing the tax system to help more young Australians into their first home.

This is a Budget that makes the tax system fairer for workers, businesses and first homebuyers.

We're rolling out more tax cuts for working Australians now. Plus an extra $250 off working Australians’ tax bills permanently. And our new $1,000 instant tax deduction, no receipts needed. Because we know every bit of help matters.

We're backing aspiration. And bringing the dream of home ownership back into reach.

Global turbulence is a reason to do more, not less, on resilience and reform, @JEChalmers tells @PressClubAust