Senator FAWCETT (South Australia) (14:04): The increase in the cash rate to 3.35 per cent, the eighth successive rise under your government, will add more than $10,000 in repayments for the average Australian family with a variable-rate mortgage. With no plan to tackle inflation, a treasurer distracted by writing essays and an assistant treasurer who contradicts the central bank, isn't it the case that Australians will keep paying more under your government?