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

I thank the member for Lyne for her question. Indeed, the comments from Anna in Croydon Park, of course, are real, because people out there are facing a difficult circumstance. The government acknowledges that. We don't come in here and say there's not a war. We don't come in here and say there aren't issues of distribution. What we do is come in here and put forward practical plans to make a difference. That is the responsible thing to do. That is what the then Morrison government did during the difficulties of COVID, backed by the then opposition. At a time when there are international factors that have an impact, it is the responsible thing to do to work together, as we are with industry and as we are with state and territory governments. Indeed, the comments of those opposite, whether it be Senator Canavan, the latest Leader of the Nationals—obviously, our prices will be impacted by the world price—or whether it be the—

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