Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. In doing so, I note that the minister’s tie has a lot of sevens prominent on it. I think he will have to change it to give more prominence to the eights. But, given his answer, which again seeks to mislead the Australian public, is he aware that the Liberal Party’s own website still advertises, ‘The Howard government’s plan will keep interest rates at record lows’? After eight consecutive rate rises, does the government accept that interest rates are no longer at record lows? Why do the Prime Minister, the government and the Liberal Party continue to mislead the Australian public about interest rates?