House debates

Thursday, 21 March 2024

Questions without Notice

Economy

3:04 pm

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

He has had, unusually for the Shadow Treasurer, a good crack today. Unfortunately, they handed the questions from the member for Deakin to him, and before he read them, he just read them out loud. I'll give you a tip, mate. Read them first. Decide how silly they are.

Now, the unemployment rate today went down from 4.1 to 3.7 per cent. Those opposite thinks that's bad. Who here thinks that that was good?

Government members interjecting

 The unemployment rate at the election in May 2022 was four per cent—

Opposition members interjecting

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