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

My question is directed to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Does the minister recall the Prime Minister’s statement at the last election when he asked, ‘Who do you trust to keep interest rates low’? Given that we have had four interest rate rises since the Prime Minister made that statement, doesn’t it prove that Australians cannot trust the Prime Minister to keep interest rates low? Why should the Australian public ever trust the Prime Minister again? Will the Prime Minister and the government now accept responsibility for this increased burden on Australian families?