Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. As you correctly pointed out, I was very specifically discussing the consequences of doing what the question suggested. I was very specifically referring to the policy proposal that was being advanced by those opposite, because once again it shows that this opposition and some others in this chamber have lost touch with economic reality. What Australian families need is for pressure to bear down on inflation so that there is pressure to bear down on interest rates, so that their mortgages will be reduced after 10 consecutive interest rate rises, because those opposite chose to ignore (Time expired)