Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Under this government Australians are struggling with rising electricity and gas bills. Why is the Prime Minister wasting $122 million of taxpayers' money on a pointless and unnecessary postal plebiscite, when he could use that money to help fund this year's energy supplement for 334,000 pensioners?

Mr Pyne interjecting—

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