Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Those opposite oppose every action we put forward to try to reduce inflationary pressure and to deal with the challenges which arise at a time when we acknowledge the ongoing struggle of the people of Ukraine. The Ukrainian war and the actions of Russia, unfortunately, are having an impact on global energy prices. They're feeding into inflation globally. That's just a fact.

But those opposite oppose price caps. They oppose the safeguard mechanism legislation. They oppose the Housing Australia Future Fund. They oppose the National Reconstruction Fund. They oppose us increasing wages for the lowest-paid workers in Australia. What is it about the last election where they didn't get the memo? People are over conflict fatigue. People want to look for solutions and a positive agenda—

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