James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

If I may, before I get into the meat and potatoes, I would like to thank all of the attendees at the bush councils conference held in Goondiwindi last week, who travelled from all around Queensland to a very worthy conference that was hosted by Lawrence Springborg in the Goondiwindi Regional Council. Thank you to everyone who attended.

Rising to speak today, what I realise in this place what is most important isn't what is said in this place; it is what is not said. It is quite interesting. For months we have prosecuted the case about the cost-of-living crisis that is impacting Queenslanders and Australians. We have asked Labor minister after Labor minister to respond to questions concerning Prime Minister Albanese's promise before the last election that he would cut power bills by $275. This was a promise that he made 97 times. But I challenge anyone—and I will put a packet of Tim Tams on the table to add to the challenge—to find a Labor minister who has uttered the words or the figures '$275' or '97'. I challenge you to go through Hansardquestion time—and find an answer from a Labor minister where they have said the number '97' or the number '275'. They haven't.