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

If the opposition thinks that inflationary pressures started on 24 November, I would be very surprised. The Prime Minister is implementing a five-point plan to fight the inflation legacy. We will tackle it head-on. The opposition may want to deny it, but that is the greatest challenge facing our economy. It does have to be tackled. We have a plan to fight inflation. We will take it seriously, because unless it is tackled Australian families will suffer.