Jane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Over 12.8 million Australians are more stressed about their finances this year compared to last year, an increase of 10 per cent. Of all Australians reaching out for help from charities, almost half are doing so for the first time. A submission to the cost-of-living committee said: 'I'm not buying as much fresh produce these days. Due to the cost of fuel I can't afford to spend Christmas with my family. Most of them are in regional New South Wales and I am in Rockhampton.' Is this the sort of pain for Australians that the Prime Minister meant when he said in January that his new year's resolution was to address the cost of living?