Tuesday, 2 June 2026

 Jacinta ALLAN (Bendigo East – Premier) (14:53): When families are under pressure they deserve a government that is on their side, a government that understands that cost-of-living relief just cannot wait –

Members interjecting.

The SPEAKER: Member for Bulleen, this is your last warning.

Jacinta ALLAN: a government that looks for ways, practical ways, to make life cheaper and easier for families, and that is exactly what our Labor government is doing, delivering 20 per cent off car rego for eligible Victorians. Whether you are dropping the kids to school, heading off to TAFE, going to work or visiting family, we know that the cost of keeping a car on the road matters. Right now, when fuel prices continue to be high and household budgets are tight, families are looking for relief and every dollar counts.

I want to provide the house today with an update on the first 24 hours since car rego was available. We have seen that 677,907 applications have been submitted – over 22,000 an hour. What that means is there are hundreds of thousands of Victorians who have looked for and have needed this support, and it is being delivered to them. These are funds that are being put straight into their bank account, and we know this will be money that will go to household bills, to groceries, to the cost of rent, to the cost of a mortgage.

There are those that called this a hoax, those who have opposed this, those who think that 677,000 ‍Victorians should not have received this support – and that number, we know, will only grow ‍– those who think that the way to support families is all about a 10-year cuts plan. We are all about providing real and meaningful relief. It is not a hoax to help families with real cost-of-living relief right now, and that is exactly what our government is delivering.