Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) | Hansard source

I have to say I don't know what planet those on the other side are living on, but back in the real world, on 1 July, under 'Jim-flation', let's talk about the last two years of Albanese Labor government. Do you know what Australians experience every time they walk into a shop? They experience 'Jim-flation' in relation to food. They know that, when they walk out, they will have paid 11.4 per cent more. That is the actual reality for every single Australian. Under the Albanese Labor government, what they are lauding today, their so called cost-of-living relief, does not even touch the sides of the pain Australians are feeling. Why? Because of the decisions of the Albanese Labor government. Every time someone walks into a shop, they can thank Mr Albanese and Senator Penny Wong for the fact that they are paying more for their food. If you're trying to get into the housing market or the rental market, guess what: under the policies of the Albanese government, again, there is inflation, now known as 'Jim-flation'. Why? Because it's Mr Chalmers's policies that are ensuring that every day out there Australians are feeling the pain, with the cost of housing up by 14 per cent and rents up by 14.2 per cent. Don't even start us on how much Australians are now paying under Mr Albanese in relation to their energy bills. It is 'Jim-flation', not inflation, because of—