‘Thank goodness Labor got elected’: NDIS Minister praises ‘bigger, better, fairer’ tax cuts

The disability sector is “very lucky” the Albanese Labor government developed a tax cut plan which greatly benefits them, says NDIS Minister Bill Shorten. “The award wage for a disability support worker level 2, which is one of the most common occupation categories, these people earn $35 an hour,” Mr Shorten said during parliamentary Question Time on Monday. “Thank goodness Labor got elected in 2022, they’ve had about 11.2 per cent movement in their award wages. “They earn about $63,000 a year. “Because of Labor’s bigger, better, fairer tax cuts, they’re going to get $1,290 extra in the next year.”