Senate debates

Tuesday, 7 February 2023

Questions without Notice

Cost of Living

2:40 pm

Photo of Katy GallagherKaty Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

On energy—the gall, frankly, of being asked that question, when you opposed the cost-of-living relief in the bill that this Senate passed in December last year. It was over $1 billion to go to help with the cost of energy increases that occurred under your watch—that Minister Taylor hid before the election. The increases people are feeling now actually occurred under your government. We are dealing with it, and you opposed the money going in to get to households this year to help them to lower their energy bills by hundreds of dollars. You sat there and said no. (Time expired)

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