Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

The decision was half an hour ago, so it is good to see a nimble opposition getting the question. Well, I disagree with the economist you cited. I think I would say to households that inflation is much lower than what we inherited. It had a six in front of it and was rising. It is now half of that. I would say we have created 1.1 million jobs. We have got inflation down. We have got debt down. We have got real wages going for the first time, which makes a difference, of course, to living standards, which Australians did not receive when you were in government. Unemployment is low, and interest rates have been cut three times. But I certainly understand that—