Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for her question. Global inflation in the aftermath of the pandemic and with conflicts in different parts of the world is impacting every nation. Wherever you go, there are communities around the world which are feeling the pinch. That is no different here in Australia. We know Australians are doing it tough and there is more to be done. We offer a government which is utterly focused each and every day on the household budgets of every Australian.

When we came to power, we understood the most important step we could take—

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