Senator FARRELL (South Australia—Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:57): I thank Senator Hume. Of course, the independent Reserve Bank board has today raised interest rates, regrettably, by 25 basis points, taking the official cash rate to 4.35 per cent. Of course, we understand that today's decision will hit Australians hard. The price pressures that we face are coming at us from around the world, but they're hitting the hip pockets of ordinary Australians the hardest. That's why our highest priority is rolling out the $23 billion in cost-of-living relief. The PRESIDENT: Minister Farrell, please resume your seat. Senator Hume? Senator Hume: On relevance, Madam President: the question was quite specific. For a family with a $750,000 mortgage, how much more per month do they need to pay after today's rate rise? The PRESIDENT: I will draw the minister to your question. Thank you, Senator Hume. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: And I will remind senators across the chamber that the minister has the right to be heard in— Senator Pratt interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Pratt, I just called the Senate to order. Senator FARRELL: I don't have the specific figures on that amount of money, but I can tell you, Senator Hume, that, following the RBA's decision, the monthly repayment on the average existing $360,000 loan balance would increase by $57 a month, to $2,569. The PRESIDENT: Senator Hume, first supplementary?