Australians understand government is ‘doing its best’ to help people

Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite says Australians understand the Albanese government is “doing its best” to help people. This comes as the latest Newspoll reveals the Labor Party is heading towards a minority government at the next election. Labor’s primary vote has fallen a point to 32 per cent while the Coalition’s increased by a point to 37 per cent. “Our tax cuts, everyone knew about them on the weekend, and appreciated the fact that they’re aimed at ensuring that Australians can earn more and keep more of what they earn,” Mr Thistlethwaite said. “They also knew about our cheaper medicines policy, they knew about our investments in Medicare and cheaper childcare and our rebates for energy prices. “All of these policies are contributing to assisting people.”