Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Reserve Bank for the June quarter reveals that Australian's spending fell while new-arrival's spending increased, because the number of new arrivals increased. Minister, the government's policy of bringing so many new arrivals to shore up domestic demand is acting against the Reserve Bank's low-inflation strategy. Why do you have your foot on the accelerator while the Reserve Bank has its foot on the brake?