Cost of living

Families are struggling as their take-home pay isn’t keeping up with inflation. Rising costs for childcare, housing, education, and medical bills are pushing them to their limits. Families need relief so they can enjoy their lives in a secure and thriving society.

Here’s how we can help:

■ Medicare mental health services to cover necessary all treatment and not limited to a number of sessions

■ Increase the Medicare rebate to match its value in today’s dollars, undoing the freeze from 2013.

■ Expand Medicare to cover dental services, excluding cosmetic procedures.

■ Provide free professional childcare for all children to help parents stay in the workforce, increase household income, boost their superannuation, and women fleeing domestic violence.

■ Readjust the taxation mix between personal, business and resources taxation to more equitable position.

■ Guarantee free, accessible public education for all Australian citizens and permanent residents throughout their lives.

■ Adjust income tax brackets for inflation annually to stop bracket creep. This will ease financial pressure on families and ensure governments remain fiscally responsible.

Make Living Affordable Again