Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

at a time where, previously, 96 per cent of the prices being paid were under that, and the average price was about $9.70—before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has seen a significant increase as a result of the changes. But it isn't just us saying that. This is what the shadow Treasurer said about prices: 'We're facing circumstances in what's happening in the Ukraine and Russia that were not expected and very hard to predict. These pressures are driven by extenuating circumstances.' That's what the shadow Treasurer had to say before the election about the pressure that was on as a result of global price increases as a result of a land war in Europe and the fact that we are exposed to those international prices.

Rather than sit back and do nothing, we acted responsibly and we brought in that legislation. And, as a range of people have said, particularly in the manufacturing sector, this was the right thing to do. But those opposite voted against it, or they're going to vote against the National Reconstruction Fund. They were opposed to free TAFE and they were opposed to the electrical vehicle discount. They opposed our climate bill. They were opposed to Rewiring the Nation. They opposed the secure jobs bill. They opposed increasing the minimum wage. They are defined by what they're against, because they never have a positive idea whatsoever, which is why 'opposition' is an entirely appropriate title for a mob that are defined by what they're against, never by what they're for.

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