Senate debates
Monday, 1 September 2025
Matters of Public Importance
Cost of Living
4:30 pm
Sue Lines (President) Share this | Hansard source
Senator Hume has submitted a proposal, shown at item 12 of today's Order of Business:
Australians were promised relief, but instead they've been hit with another spike in the cost of living. Inflation is up, power bills are soaring, and interest rates have been higher for longer because of Labor's failures.
Is consideration of the proposal supported?
More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places—
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