Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Walsh for her second supplementary question. The global disruption, particularly in oil markets, is posing a significant inflationary challenge. Our government's targeted measures, such as our energy assistance, are designed to shield Australians from these global pressures. The ABS has confirmed that, without the action taken by the Albanese Labor government, electricity prices would have risen by 18.6 per cent in the September quarter. This action, of course, was opposed by those opposite, the same parties who failed us on energy policy time and time again and hid energy price rises—