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

The Albanese government have been working to put in place responsible measures to help Australians with the cost of living, and our plan is working. Those opposite—the Liberals and the Nationals—still don't have a plan, and all cost-of-living measures are at risk. And do you know what? Their own party room knows it. Last week a senior Liberal told theAustralian it was unclear what Mr Dutton stood for, while the Liberal MP labelled the shadow Treasurer a dead weight. We saw the dead weight on show in the disastrous interview on Sunday, when he managed not only to confirm they will cut everything that they've opposed but also to contradict Mr Dutton on their divestiture policy. They contradicted Mr Dutton on the citizenship referendum. They made unbelievable claims about the cost of Mr Dutton's nuclear reactors, and he managed to split with the shadow finance minister on public sector cuts. What an extraordinarily bad interview— (Time expired)