Sarah Henderson (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Grogan in the interjection doesn't seem to appreciate that these sorts of skyrocketing prices really make an impact. There are plenty of households that literally cannot afford to connect the electricity and gas—certainly in Victoria.

And of course today we learned that inflation is up again. It's now 3.8 per cent, with softening economic growth and no hope, according to the experts, of any downward trajectory in inflation until 2027. That includes interest rates, which are causing such enormous pressure not just on mortgage holders but on everyone paying skyrocketing rents. So these policies are a disaster for our nation, and it is time the energy minister got off his horse and the Prime Minister started to take a reality check and look at the damage they are causing our country. (Time expired)

Question agreed to.