It’s good to see some cost-of-living relief, but let’s be real—modest tax cuts won’t fix the bigger issues driving financial stress, like skyrocketing rent and stagnant wages. If the government can afford $17 billion in tax cuts, why not invest more in public housing, healthcare, and education instead? Labor is trying to walk a fine line here, but they risk undermining their own promises on social services by prioritizing short-term tax relief over long-term solutions. And with a $27.6 billion deficit, we have to ask—who’s going to pay for this in the future? If history is any guide, it won’t be corporations or the wealthy, but everyday Australians through cuts to essential services. Progressives want real structural change, not just small band-aids that don’t address the root of inequality.