Labor’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program is all about helping locals like Keith and Coral to get cheaper and more reliable energy. Thanks for having me over for a chat and to check out your new batteries, Keith and Coral.

This is the new leader of the Liberal Party. He went to the election promising higher taxes for every taxpayer as well as bigger deficits and more debt.

New data out today shows that there are now more than 3400 bulk billing practices across the country – more than ever before. That includes 30 fully bulk billed clinics in our community, up from 17.

Labor is helping to deliver a secure retirement for more than a million Australians with our increase to the low-income superannuation tax offset.

BREAKING: We’ve just introduced laws to boost the superannuation savings of more than a million low-income workers into parliament.

This government is improving the budget position at the same time as we're helping with the cost of living by cutting taxes for all 14 million taxpayers a second and third time this term.

More than 725,000 Australians have enrolled in Labor's Free TAFE. This is all about helping people in our local community and around Australia to get secure jobs with decent pay. It means more nurses in our hospitals, more tradies building homes, and more early childhood educators for our kids.

About to join David Speers from Brisbane for Insiders ABC #auspol #insiders

Waitangi Day celebrations today a really cherished opportunity to say thank you to our local Māori whanou for the big contribution it makes to our community.

Inflation is higher than we’d like and we know that puts Australians under pressure, that’s why we're taking action by rolling out cost-of-living help including two more tax cuts, and getting the budget in much better condition than we inherited.

Breaking: I’ve named Sarah Court to be the next Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Sarah is an experienced litigator and leader, and will be an outstanding Chair. Sarah will be the first woman to lead ASIC in its history.

Had a wide ranging conversation with Nobel-prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz about intergenerational fairness and our Labor government’s economic plan in a time of global uncertainty.

BREAKING: we’ve reached a new deal with the states and territories to provide more funding for public hospitals. This combined with our urgent care clinics and Medicare bulk billing incentives will help take pressure off emergency departments in local communities.

Labor is helping families and small businesses get cheaper and more reliable energy through our Cheaper Home Batteries Program.

Unwelcome but unsurprising new figures from the ABS show inflation is much lower than when we came to office but still higher than we’d like. Temporary factors like the end of energy rebates drove some of the increase, with inflation still expected to decline over time.

Labor is strengthening Medicare because more bulk billing means less pressure on families. In our community of Logan and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, there are now 30 fully bulk billed GP clinics - so next time you need a GP, keep an eye out for this sign here.

Wishing all the best to the students, parents, teachers and staff for the new school year starting this week.

Big congratulations to all the nominees and winners of Logan City Australia Day Awards that we recognised and celebrated today. So proud to see Caitlin Wheatley receive the Young Citizen of the Year award, having seen firsthand the power of her experience and advocacy in our community.

We’ve delivered more than 200,000 cheaper home batteries across Australia. Labor’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program is all about helping families and small businesses get cheaper and more reliable energy.

Really encouraging employment numbers out today - with four out of every five of the 1.2 million jobs created under Labor being in the private sector.

BREAKING: New numbers just released show 65,000 jobs were created last month, and unemployment fell. Unemployment is down again to 4.1% and 1.2 million jobs have now been created on our watch. Under Labor, more people are working, earning more and keeping more of what they earn.

Their lives connected by family and faith, now terror and tragedy. Today we gather in grief, in resolve, and in solidarity.

Labor has cut the cost of PBS medicines to just $25 a script - the cheapest they've been in more than 20 years. That's in addition to the freeze we've brought in for pensioners and concession card holders, who won't pay more than $7.70 per script.

Our solar panel recycling national pilot is a $24.7m vote of confidence in Australia’s circular economy. This announcement today with Environment Minister Murray Watt is all about more jobs and more opportunities in communities like ours, and right around our country.

I’m meeting with key economic ministers from around the world to secure supply chains for critical minerals and maximise this golden opportunity for Australia. This is all about making Australian workers and industries beneficiaries of the big shifts that are shaping the global economy.

Grateful to Kevin Rudd for his service to our country as Ambassador to the US, and for the chance to thank him personally in between our meetings in Washington DC today. #auspol

Labor's big incentives for GPs to bulk bill patients are making a meaningful difference for people right across our community. We now have a total of 30 fully bulk billed GP clinics in Rankin, with 13 of those previously being mixed bulk billing.

BREAKING: Encouraging new numbers out today show annual inflation fell in November. This result is better than the market expected and is very welcome.

Saying thank you to the Police, Firefighters the SES and other volunteers in Cloncurry with Prime Minister @albomp.bsky.social and Minister Kristy McBain. Their unwavering strength throughout the floods here in Queensland’s north west has been incredible.

Back in Cloncurry today with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing an additional $38 million to support local communities through these devastating floods.

Spent the morning with Ryder, Elijah and Maxwell, just some of our future builders. Early education and care like that provided here at Goodstart Early Learning is crucial - that’s why from today, children are eligible for three days of subsidised early education every week under Labor.

From today, Australian children are eligible for three days of subsidised early education and care each week under Labor. Previously under the Coalition, children who needed early learning the most were blocked from the system because of their parents’ work or study activity.

Labor's making it easier for you to see a GP for free. The Albanese Government's big incentives for GPs to bulk bill patients are making a meaningful difference for people right across our community.

Two more tax cuts, the biggest ever investment in Medicare, student debt relief and cheaper medicines. 2025 has been all about your @australianlabor.bsky.social Government delivering on our commitments, and there’s more to do in 2026.

Labor is slashing the cost of PBS medicines to just $25 per script from Jan 1. That's in addition to the freeze we've brought in for pensioners and concession card holders, who will pay no more than $7.70 a script.

With 1800MEDICARE, health care is just a phone call away. From 1 January, this new phone line will offer free advice and out of hours telehealth backed by Medicare.

If you're working these public holidays, thank you. You deserve your penalty rates. That's why Labor passed laws this year to protect them for millions of Australians.

This evening, I joined the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies at a solidarity event following the horrifying terror attack on the Jewish community at Bondi Beach last Sunday.

I’ll speak to Mel Clarke on ABC News Radio National Breakfast shortly #auspol #ausecon

On this combination of measures, it is the most responsible mid-year update on record. It’s a sensible update that is all about delivery, responsibility and restraint.

The budget update that Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and I will hand down later today strengthens the budget, reduces debt and continues the Government’s responsible approach to economic and fiscal management.

Our ban on supermarket price gouging is now law. Labor's amendments to the Food and Grocery Code are now in place, setting clear rules for very large retailers.

Responsible economic management is the hallmark of this Albanese Government. In contrast, the Coalition is hopelessly divided, recklessly divisive and a danger to our economy.

We’re expanding Australia’s Antarctic Program to create jobs and boost investment in Tasmania. This investment means more support for our scientists, more polar ice breaking research voyages, and better aviation capability to keep workers safe.

The facts: Australia is building more homes, with housing investment growing 1.8% in the quarter, to be 6.5% higher through the year. When we came to office, investment in housing was going backwards by 3.6% in annual terms, but it's turning around under Labor.

Then vs now: I turned the sod on this build to rent apartment complex in Brisbane back in 2023. Now they’re putting the finishing touches on 443 homes.

Really productive time in Auckland today with our two countries agreeing to new measures to help unlock the golden economic opportunities of the net zero transformation. This is all about cheaper, and cleaner energy for families and businesses, and boosting trade, investment and productivity.

The facts: New figures from the Bureau of Statistics show Australian workers are earning a greater share of national income under Labor. The wage share of income has risen to 54.2 per cent under the Albanese Government, up from 49 per cent under the Liberals.

Here’s what you need to know about today’s new numbers which show a big uptick in business investment and investment in building more homes is driving faster annual growth in our economy.

Really positive numbers out today on investment in new housing supply, with dwelling investment growing 1.8% in the quarter, to be 6.5% higher through the year. Unlocking more investment in housing is one of our highest priorities.