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

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Last April, the Prime Minister said, 'I'll say this very clearly: Australians will be better off under a Labor government.' But, yesterday, the ABS released data showing that inflation remains far too high, with core inflation at 5.3 per cent year on year. In the last year, the price of fuel has gone up 8.6 per cent. Food and drink are up 5.3 per cent. Electricity is up 10.1 per cent. Gas has gone up by 13 per cent. And OECD data shows that living standards have fallen more in Australia than in any other comparable country. Minister, will you now admit that Australians are suffering a cost-of-living crisis under this Albanese government?