Senate debates
Friday, 10 November 2023
Questions without Notice
Cost of Living
3:04 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source
I did respond directly to Senator Hume, who was, to be fair, being feisty towards me, and that's fine. I don't mind. I don't think it was abuse, and I certainly wouldn't want it to be perceived in that way.
But I would make this point: the ABS has said that our cost-of-living measures shaved half a percentage point off inflation in the September quarter. That was confirmed by the RBA again today. So I would make the point to those opposite: if you're serious about worrying about mortgage stress, if you're serious about cost of living and if you're serious about inflation, you should have supported the measures that the government brought in.
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