Anne Webster Mallee, National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Development
3:01 pm
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
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
Why has the Prime Minister misled the Australian people? Isn't this yet another broken promise by this tricky Prime Minister?
Milton Dick Speaker
That's a very broad question. I give the call to the Prime Minister.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
3:02 pm
We brought the parliament back last December to put a cap on gas prices. We put it back—
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Opposition Members:
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Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
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.