{"id":39750,"date":"2026-07-04T20:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=39750"},"modified":"2026-07-04T20:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:13:02","slug":"delivering-real-change-for-australians-on-july-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/delivering-real-change-for-australians-on-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering real change for Australians on July 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Albanese Labor Government is delivering real change&nbsp;for Australians, with a suite of cost-of-living measures starting on 1 July 2026, including more tax cuts,&nbsp;a full six months of Paid Parental leave,&nbsp;strengthening Medicare and more hospital funding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting&nbsp;1 July 2026, the Albanese Labor Government is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Giving every taxpayer another tax cut, as part of our plan to deliver a series of five tax cuts and ultimately save the average worker up to $2800 a year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expanding Paid Parental Leave to a full six months, helping new parents spend more time at home with their newest family member.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Backing minimum wage and award wages increases, to boost the pay of 3 million workers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permanently extending the $20,000 instant asset write-off\u00a0for small business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banning supermarket price gouging with a new mandatory Food and Grocery Code that prohibits very large retailers from charging prices that are significantly excessive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making Medicare Urgent Care Clinics a permanent part of Australia\u2019s health system, to help deliver patients the best care and take pressure off hospitals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Injecting an additional $25 billion into public hospitals, to help states deliver care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expanding services at our Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinics to include menopause and perimenopause.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving patient outcomes by requiring pathology and diagnostic imaging providers to upload test results to My Health Record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opening a new\u00a0National Environmental Protection Agency, the first in Australia\u2019s history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setting up a new Veteran\u00a0Wellbeing Agency, to improve outcomes, access and wellbeing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introducing payday super, so workers start earning returns sooner and reducing the chances super will go unpaid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Albanese Labor Government will keep working to deliver more cost-of-living help and build a more productive economy, a better tax system, and a fairer housing market to help Australians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">the Prime Minister:\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy Government is focused on delivering real change for Australians \u2013 that means a full six months paid parental leave for new parents, making it easier for first home buyers to get into a home, and major investments in Medicare including making Urgent Care Clinics permanent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom 1 July we\u2019re cutting taxes again for over 14 million taxpayers, and our combined tax cuts mean an Australian worker on average earnings will be up to $2,800 better off every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve also backed in a pay rise for 3 million minimum and award wage workers \u2013 because we know every bit of help matters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers:\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re delivering cost of living relief and we\u2019re delivering real change in the tax system to help first home buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are cutting taxes five times in three ways, helping Australians earn more and keep more of what they earn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhether it&#8217;s tax cuts for every taxpayer, higher wages for workers or support for small businesses through the instant asset write off, we&#8217;re delivering more help that will make a meaningful difference to people under cost of living pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">the Health Minister, Mark Butler:\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur initiatives to strengthen Medicare are changing the face of frontline care delivery and helping keep costs down for Australians \u2013 good for their health and good for their hip pockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom July 1 under our Government, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are here to stay, women have greater access to Menopause and Perimenopause support, and Australian patients can more freely access their pathology results, through My Health Record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe haven\u2019t just stopped the Medicare freefall under the previous government, we have reversed it and strengthened it \u2013 dramatically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amanda Rishworth, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom today, millions of Australian workers will see a real boost to their pay with the minimum wage rising above $1,000 a week for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe backed a real wage increase because we are focused on supporting working people and easing cost\u2011of\u2011living pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLabor is delivering higher wages, tax cuts for every taxpayer, and stronger workplace protections, because we want workers to earn more and keep more of what they earn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">the Social Services Minister, Tanya Plibersek:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLabor\u2019s changes to Paid Parental Leave mean working parents get more time off and more money when they welcome a new arrival into their family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a Labor Government that introduced Paid Parental Leave in this country, and now it\u2019s the Albanese Labor Government expanding it to a full six months of leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLabor will keep delivering real change that helps Australian families.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanese Labor Government is delivering real change&nbsp;for Australians, with a suite of cost-of-living measures starting on 1 July 2026, including more tax cuts,&nbsp;a full six months of Paid Parental leave,&nbsp;strengthening Medicare and more hospital funding.&nbsp; Starting&nbsp;1 July 2026, the Albanese Labor Government is: The Albanese Labor Government will keep working to deliver more cost-of-living &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/delivering-real-change-for-australians-on-july-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Delivering real change for Australians on July 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