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

Again, I would say to those opposite that it is the case that cost-of-living pressures remain. They certainly remain. They certainly are challenging for Australians. But I would say that we are in a far better place than we were some time ago. In fact, the cost-of-living index released today is another reminder of the substantial and sustained progress we have made in the fight against inflation, with lower growth in living costs across every household type compared with what it was at the time of the last election. I'll say that again: lower growth in living costs across every household type compared with what it was at the time of the election, when you were in government.