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

and Australians have done the hard work to turn things around, and we are seeing results. The fact is that inflation is coming down; it is down to 2.4 per cent from the six per cent plus that we inherited. Wages are rising, making a substantial difference as well. Taxes have been lowered as a result of the government's changes that we made and legislated through this parliament, that those opposite said we should call an election over because they hated them so much. And we have had a range of cost-of-living measures that I'm asked about.

All those cost-of-living measures have something in common: they were all opposed by those opposite, including the member for Fairfax. The member for Fairfax was one of those people who opposed our $300 rebate on energy bills for every single Australian household. That has made a difference and it was opposed by those opposite—just like they opposed cheaper medicines that have benefited Australians to the tune of over $1 billion. They opposed cheaper child care that has delivered lower costs, on average, of around about $2,700. They have opposed the measures that we've put in place, but they have come up with some policies, including one by the member for Fairfax. They came up with three policies in total. To give the member for Fairfax credit, he is one-third of the brains trust of those opposite. They came up with a $600 billion nuclear plan. $600 billion! They then came up with, of course, another plan, which is $10 billion for long lunches for business. They had that. But then, of course, they've come up with a third plan, announced on the Insiders program, that they're going to cut everything to pay for it. They won't tell you what they're going to cut—

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