Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Well, that is the answer, and you have opposed our other sensible cost-of-living measures. Let us not forget that, when it came time to vote, you all voted against the energy rebates. Just remember that. When we were trying to help households, you said no. When we wanted to revise the tax arrangements, you wanted to call an election over it. Remember that? We had your deputy leader in the other place saying that they wanted to go back to the drawing board. We had Senator Hume saying, 'Nothing's off the table.' We remember when you said no to providing relief across Australian households, because we have looked at every way that we can provide responsible cost-of-living relief in a way that supports households but puts downward pressure on inflation, something the bank has also acknowledged, with our energy rebates. (Time expired)