House debates

Monday, 27 March 2023

Questions without Notice

Cost of Living

2:21 pm

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

Philip Lowe, the RBA governor, might know something about it. He said this on 8 March:

…wages growth is stronger than it was a few years ago, which is a welcome development. It is also positive that the rate of wages growth remains consistent with the inflation target…

Something else that'll make a difference for people, wherever they live—even in the state electorate of Wollondilly and other areas as well—is the record number of Australians that are in full-time employment. I'm very proud that, in the first six months of this government, more jobs were created than under the first six months of any government going back as far as records are kept.

The other thing that will make a difference in terms of people's—

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