Cameron Caldwell (Fadden, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Australians are facing a cost-of-living crisis at the hands of the Albanese Labor government. Because Labor has kept inflation too high for too long, Australians are paying the price with higher groceries, higher insurance, high electricity and higher mortgages. These costs are higher because of the Albanese Labor government.

The coalition is committed to getting Australia back on track and restoring our standard of living immediately. That's why, today, we have announced that a Dutton-led coalition will halve the fuel excise for 12 months, as the first order of business in the new parliament. The fuel excise is 50c a litre. We will slash that to 25c a litre on both petrol and diesel. That means around $750 in savings per car over that 12 month period.

Of course, many households and businesses will do even better than that: a family with two cars, the mum who has to run the kids to netball, soccer and dancing or the tradie who drives from job to job—they'll likely save much more. The treasurer offered up 70c a day in 15 months time, and what are Australians saying about that and the Labor budget? It is too little, too late. Only the coalition will get Australia back on track.