Senator HUME (Victoria) (14:05): The Prime Minister before the election said, 'I'll say this very clearly: Australians will be better off under a Labor government.' Families today are paying around $22,000 a year more in mortgage repayments. Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Hume, please resume your seat. Order on my right! Equally, when a senator is on her feet asking a question, she is entitled to ask it in silence. Senator Hume, begin again. Senator HUME: The Prime Minister said, before the election, 'I'll say this very clearly: Australians will be better off under a Labor government.' Families today are paying around $22,000 a year more in mortgage repayments. Energy bills are up by 22 per cent, and inflation will continue to run rampant for years according to the RBA. Minister, isn't it true that most families today are worse off since Labor came to government?