Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. As we conclude this parliamentary session, the last before the budget week, Australians continue to do it tough under the Albanese government. Under Labor, productivity is down 5.4 per cent over the past 18 months; real net disposable income per capita has fallen 7.5 per cent; personal income tax collection under Labor is 23 per cent higher than it was before the election; income from self-employment has fallen by 8.4 per cent over the year; almost one million Australians are now working two or three jobs; petrol prices are up 4.1 per cent for the year; education costs are up 5.1 per cent; and insurance costs are up 16.5 per cent—all this while Labor keeps spending more. Minister, as these figures demonstrate, life isn't easy under Mr Albanese and it's getting harder for many. Why are Australians worse off today than they were before the last election?