Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is again to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Salvation Army’s submission to the Senate inquiry into the cost of living pressures on senior Australians stated:

The increased cost of food, fuel and utilities has caused significant strain on the budgets of older Australians living on low incomes, causing many to seek Emergency Relief assistance for the first time.

How can the Prime Minister say, given that the Treasurer now refuses to say, that working families have never been better off, when senior Australians are now turning to the Salvos for help with food, bills and petrol?

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