Maria Kovacic (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Women) | Hansard source

Indeed, Senator Scarr—that could well be it! So he's saying that corruption in the construction industry is a problem and that the CFMEU is a problem, the Fair Work Commission have told us that, independent eminent investigators have told us that and we've heard that from the Queensland commission of inquiry, but now Jacinta Allan is saying: 'No, it's Albo's fault. It's because of the inflation. It's his fault that—

Order! Please refer to members of the other place by their correct titles.

Apologies, Acting Deputy President. So Premier Allan said that it's Prime Minister Albanese's fault, that the inflationary pressures of Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, are to blame for the $15 billion that has been lost in Victoria. I found that very, very interesting.

Yet here we are today. Today's motion that I put to the Senate for an inquiry has once again failed. Once again, it has failed.