Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

It's interesting that the only reference to the cost of living is a political flourish at the end of a question about something else. We've had so few cost-of-living questions from those on the other side. They're much more interested in having a whole range of abstract or confected political arguments than actually talking about the cost of living. I again would say to the senator that we have had a consultation process. Our goal remains to provide a choice of cleaner, cheaper-to-run cars for all Australians who want them. We want Australians to have more choice in new cars, not less choice, and to pay less for fuel.

There's a lot of misinformation that has been perpetuated by those opposite, which is unsurprising because what we know is that even those on that side who, over the years, have taken a more sensible position on this issue—and I'm happy to come back and quote some of those on the opposition benches who've had a more sensible position—have been shouted down by Senator Canavan and Senator McKenzie.