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Minister Farrell, please resume your seat. Senator Watt, I've called you to order several times. Interjections across the chamber are disorderly. Minster Farrell.

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Cadell for his question and welcome all of the people up there in the gallery who are taking an interest in democracy.

Hon. Senators:

Honourable senators interjecting—

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

They're not frightened of me! Even you're not frightened of me! Getting back to the question at hand, the Prime Minister is deeply concerned about the cost-of-living issues that face everyday Australians. What's he doing about it? He supported the increase in the minimum wage and a pay rise for aged-care workers. He has made child care cheaper in this country. He is pushing down the price of medicine. He created 180,000 new fee-free TAFE places to make up for all of those job shortages that your policies created. He is delivering 20,000 new university places and establishing 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave. He convened a jobs and skills summit and established Jobs and Skills Australia. In fact, the question you could almost ask is: what is it that Prime Minister Albanese hasn't done to help the Australian people? I can go on. (Time expired)

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Cadell, your first supplementary?

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Cadell for his question. You obviously weren't listening to my previous answer, because I listed 10 or more things that the Albanese government is doing to put downward pressure on the cost of living. With a background like his, nobody understands cost-of-living pressures more than our Prime Minister.

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

Seriously?

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, seriously. He understands the cost-of-living pressures on ordinary Australians. What could you have done in these 10 months that might have helped the parents of these children to push down something like electricity prices? You could have voted for the cap on gas prices that would push— (Time expired)

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Cadell, second supplementary?

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Cadell for his question. It's interesting that you're focusing all of your questions on New South Wales. Maybe that's because there's an election on in New South Wales this coming Saturday—

Opposition Senators:

Opposition senators interjecting—

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Minister Farrell—

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

and your candidates—

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Minister Farrell—

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

who represent—

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Minister Farrell, please resume your seat.

Opposition senators interjecting—

Order on my left!

Senator Cash! I had to call the minister about four times because it was so noisy in here he couldn't hear. Minister Farrell, please continue.

Paul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Come on. What are you waiting for?

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'm waiting for the direction to come and stand, which I'm doing right now—plus I was getting a little bit of advice from my colleagues behind me.

Opposition senators interjecting—

I can't think of everything. I need—

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Minister Farrell, please resume your seat. Senator Hanson?

Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I want relevance to the question. I want to hear an answer. I don't want to hear waffling on about the New South Wales state election, which has nothing to do with the question.

Honourable senators interjecting—

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Hanson. There are a lot of interjections across the chamber, including interjections directly to the minister. Please continue, Minister Farrell.

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'll go through them: cheaper child care, cheaper medicines, 180,000 fee-free TAFE places, 20,000 new university places, 10 days paid family and domestic leave, the Job and Skills Summit we convened— (Time expired)