Senate debates

Friday, 24 March 2023

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:14 pm

Photo of Don FarrellDon Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Askew for her question. As I said yesterday in answer to a not too dissimilar question, our Prime Minister wakes up every day and thinks to himself how he can assist the Australian population in pushing downward pressure on the cost of living. We did it in respect of electricity prices by introducing a cap on gas prices and coal prices, and that has pushed downward pressure on electricity prices. Of course, some of the beneficiaries—

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