Albanese defends Labor's agenda ‘helping Australians the Australian way'
'Our focus this fortnight has been very much on delivery, delivering to improve the living standards of the people that we represent, strengthening Medicare through cheaper medicine, protecting penalty rates… cutting student debt,' Mr Albanese said during Question Time on Thursday.
'Inflation has come down to 2.1 per cent on an annual basis … making a difference getting inflation down, at the same time as we've got wages up and we've kept unemployment low, that is the Labor way, that is the Australian way.
'We have a clear agenda of helping Australians, they have an agenda of fighting amongst themselves.'
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