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

I thank the shadow Treasurer for the question. He seems incapable of asking a question of the Treasurer. Those opposite, of course, spent their budget estimates last week asking the big questions about what T-shirts people were wearing and all the other nonsense that they carried on with. This is the paradox of the shadow Treasurer—lightweight but dense. He has asked about inflation; well, he should know. The fact is that, when you look at Australia's performance, the CPI jumped 2.1 per cent in the March 2022 quarter on his watch, the largest quarterly rise this century. The notable price rises in the quarter included: automotive fuel, 11 per cent; beef, 7.6 per cent; vegetables, 6.6 per cent; fruit, 4.9 per cent; and nondurable grocery products, 6.7 per cent. That is what occurred.

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