Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence Industry) Share this | Hansard source

Remember when Prime Minister Albanese said, 'Life will be better under Labor'? Well, we've seen this week that Australians can't trust a word out of this Prime Minister's mouth. Despite his pledge, 'My word is my bond,' we all know now that this out-of-touch Labor government can't be trusted and Australians are no fools. The life they were promised is a fairy tale compared to the reality they are living every day, with groceries up by nine per cent, housing costs up by 12 per cent, electricity up by 20 per cent, insurance costs up by 22 per cent and gas up by 27 per cent. Families who were once trying to get ahead are now just trying to keep their heads above water.

Now it is absolutely tragic to hear how children in my own electorate are paying the price, as local state schools contact me for help, telling me that they have to consider whether their students can participate in school sport this year, in 2024, as the cost of bus hire has gone up some 25 per cent. This is the reality that the Prime Minister and his government are clueless about. How did we get here, where students at public schools can't even get on a bus to go and play netball, basketball, rugby league or any sport, for that matter? I will tell you how we got here. We got here when this Prime Minister and Labor government lied their way to the Lodge and decided to put Australian families first.

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