JIM CHALMERS MP

TREASURER

LOUISE PRATT

SENATOR FOR WA

BUDGET 2024: DELIVERING FOR WA

The Albanese Labor Government’s 2024 Budget provides cost of living relief for people in WA and invests in a Future Made in Australia. 

This is a Budget for every Australian and for everyone in Western Australia. 

Tonight’s Budget delivers new help with the cost of living for everyone, including:

• Tax cuts for every Australian taxpayer from July 1 in Canning and Forrest;
• A $300 energy rebate for every household; 
• Wiping around $3 billion from student HECS debt;
• Kickstarting the construction of more homes in every part of the country;
• Cutting the prices of more common medicines through our cheaper medicines policy;
• Providing a better deal for every working parent by paying superannuation on top of paid parental leave.

Importantly, the new cost of living relief we have delivered in this Budget builds on our work to take pressure off people without adding to pressure on inflation. 

This is a Budget to train more tradies, build more homes, boost bulk billing and give more Australians a crack at university or TAFE. 

Our Budget is investing in a Future Made in Australia, the transformative opportunities of clean energy, new technology, strengthening our defence industry and capability, and investing in strategic industries.

Because of our responsible economic management, the Government has been able to forecast a second consecutive Budget surplus.

This year’s Budget also builds on cost of living measures the Government has already taken, such as cheaper child care, cheaper medicines and fee-free TAFE.

The Albanese Labor Government knows that people in WA are doing
it tough and this Budget delivers new help.
Louise Pratt