George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

No, I can't confirm that, because, as I said to you a moment ago, I'm not familiar with that particular index, but I can confirm the overall health of the labour market, and that is the key. Let me give you some more indications of the health of the labour market. In the last six months alone, 210,800 full-time jobs have been created. That is the largest six-month increase in the labour force since the survey began, in 1978. When you have buoyant conditions in the labour market then, as I said in answer to your primary question, that will, in due course, have an effect on the price of labour, as we both know.