Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's a great honour to represent the people of Petrie. Every term, I try to achieve as much as I can for the electorate, but the last three years under the Albanese government have been a bit dry. There were no election promises delivered from the government since the last election—absolutely nothing from the Prime Minister. When you look at what the government promised before the election and what they've delivered, it's all bad. What happened to the $275 power bill reduction? What happened to the $275, Prime Minister? Not there. What happened to cheaper rents? Nothing. They haven't been delivered. What happened to cheaper mortgages? We have had 12 interest rate rises, and all the rents and mortgages have gone up.

What the Prime Minister, the Treasurer and others said before the election—diddly squat, nothing happening. What happened to stage 3 tax cuts—'My word is my bond'? 'We're going to keep them. We're going to kill bracket creep. My word is my bond,' from the Treasurer. But then, not anymore—my word means nothing. So the reality is, with the election in just a couple of months—due in May—when the Albanese government open their mouths, when ministers open their mouths and when the Prime Minister opens his mouth, their word cannot be trusted. You cannot believe a word this frontbench says because they have not delivered for Australians and they certainly haven't delivered for the people of Petrie. The LNP will, if given the opportunity.