House debates Questions without Notice
Interest Rates
Darren Chester Gippsland, National Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
3:13 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister take any responsibility for the average mortgage holder now paying $30,000 more per year because of the 16 interest rate rises under his government?
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
3:14 pm
What we take responsibility for is making sure that we produced two budget surpluses under this Treasurer. We take responsibility for the $230 billion improvement in the budget, the fact that we've had almost $180 billion of savings and the fact that we produced eight separate budgets or budget updates, every one of which has had a savings measure in it. We take responsibility for the fact that over 260,000 Australians—
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Opposition Members:
Opposition members interjecting—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
I've finished, then.
Milton Dick Speaker
The Prime Minister has concluded his answer.
The Leader of the Opposition, I don't appreciate that language. Neither does the House. Words matter, and I want everyone to be treated with respect in this place.