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

I thank Senator Scarr for his second supplementary question. The Albanese government will do what we have been doing since we came to office, which is trying to put downward pressure on inflation. Of course, it's worth noting that the first increase in interest rates was under your government and, of course, as a result of the economic incompetence of your government. But we're putting downward pressure on it. What are some of the things we're doing? Child care—trying to put downward pressure on childcare costs, which you opposed. Electricity—putting caps on gas prices and, again, trying to push down the cost of electricity, when you had no policies in this area. Making sure people— (Time expired)