finds out what people who are under cost of living pressures are expecting from the Government in this election? Watch the episode, Cost of Living, Tuesday April 29 at 8:30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand.
“Things like rent, things like food, things like medicine, electricity, all those things add up and the wages just aren't stretching to cover everything,” she says.Labor announced a policy promise to increase the pay for child care workers if elected, and that’s something Kirstie says will sway her vote.
For the past four years, she’s been a casual traffic controller and gets a text message every afternoon to tell her whether she has work the next day.The 50 year-old often wakes at 4.30 in the morning to drive an hour away for her shift, which can range from two to twelve hours. She sometimes doesn’t even know where she’ll be working.
Her most recent electricity bill was $1,400 for the quarter. Given they have solar it’s about $500 more than she was expecting.In the past 10 years, electricity prices have soared by 117 per cent.While the technology has allowed her and her family to monitor their energy consumption, and make changes to reduce it, their bills are still high and they’ve had to cut back.“Food has definitely taken a reduction.
insightSBS Im sure they need more more empty virtue signalling by the city elites 😎