Albo’s five word boast spectacularly backfires as Aussies lash out at the PM

Anthony Albanese’s not-so-subtle social media boast about his tax cuts has been met with a furious response, as the post was flooded with negative comments.

The prime minister went to X on Tuesday to remind Australians they should get a higher paycheck after his revised stage three tax cuts come into effect on July 1.

“Just a reminder: Check your paycheck,” Albanese told voters.

But Australians, furious about the high costs of household items such as groceries and petrol – not to mention the cost of housing itself, as mortgages and rents soar – reacted angrily to the prime minister.

Many said the pay rise was being negated by the rising cost of living that the Labour Party has endured in recent years.

“Just a reminder: your current salary buys you less than a year ago,” someone responded curtly.

“My total net income went up $55 a week, HOORAY!! My rent went up $40 a week the week before, let alone my car insurance, groceries, gas, and registration,” someone else said.

“Tell me again how you are addressing the cost of living crisis.”

“Wow, $20 a week… rent just went up $200. I’m not that good at math so I guess I’m better off,” said a third.

Other commentators pointed out that people receiving old age or disability benefits do not get the higher pay.

While one commentator urged voters to “check your 2021 bank statement and see how much worse this government has made your cost of living.

Shadow Finance Minister Angus Taylor claimed Australia’s inflation problem was “domestic” and not caused by global issues.

“Australia is facing a persistent recession in households, consumer confidence and productivity because of Labor’s own self-inflicted inflation,” he said. Sky News.

‘Australian living standards have collapsed under Labor and after three failed budgets, the Albanian Labor government has no plan to restore them.

‘Hardworking Australians see right through Labor’s scam.’

Many commentators have also pointed to Labor’s links to the CFMEU, which has been placed under administration in Victoria and Tasmania amid recent allegations of bribery and bullying.

One commentator noted that: ‘Wages still aren’t enough. Even with your well-intentioned tax cuts.’

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), wage growth in Australia has fallen over the past five years (stock image)

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), wage growth in Australia has fallen over the past five years.

According to the OECD, real wages for Australians (after deducting inflation) were 4.8 percent lower in the third quarter of 2024 than at the end of 2019.

“This is one of the largest declines in real wages across the OECD countries,” the report said.

‘Real wages rose in 2024 for the first time in almost three years, but households remain under pressure from the cost of living crisis.’

Australians will receive a higher monthly salary thanks to Labor’s revised stage three tax cuts.

The savings depend on tax brackets, but a federal government analysis found that the average full-time worker earning about $98,220 would get a cut of $2,134 per year, or $41 per week.