Anne Webster (Mallee, National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Development) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. For more than 20 years, Ian Mortlock has operated a tomato-growing business in my electorate. Under this government, Ian's company endured a 400 per cent rise in gas prices for his last contract. He has been quoted a new price, but, despite the government's much-hyped gap price caps, it's still so high it will damage his business. The Prime Minister promised Australians like Ian that he would cut their power bills by $275. Why has the Prime Minister misled the Australian people? Isn't this yet another broken promise by this tricky Prime Minister?

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would just remind the member she was well out of time with that question. There was a question at the end. Order. For the purpose of clarity, I'm going to ask the member to state the question.

Anne Webster (Mallee, National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Development) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Why has the Prime Minister misled the Australian people? Isn't this yet another broken promise by this tricky Prime Minister?

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

That's a very broad question. I give the call to the Prime Minister.

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

We brought the parliament back last December to put a cap on gas prices. We put it back—

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! Members on my left will cease interjecting.

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

and the member opposite voted against it. The member opposite also voted against the $1.5 billion of energy price relief. The member opposite voted against that. I hope that the member tells that company that she voted against the cap on gas prices and that she voted against the $1½ billion dollars of energy price relief.