The recently concluded 2022 Australian federal election saw the Labor party emerge victorious, after making almost $19 billion in election promises. These promises, which constituted major policies of the party, were made in response to the economic uncertainty faced by Australia when the party came to power in the previous year. Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that parliament will convene before the end of July, and the main task ahead for the Labor government will be fulfilling the pledges made during their campaign. Opposition parties also made various promises, with health and medical research being the focus of the Research Australia Pre-Election Promise Tracker. However, the promises of both major parties have been criticized for not adequately addressing the needs of families and for potentially being acts of pork-barreling.