Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:03): Again, I would say to those opposite that it is the case that cost-of-living pressures remain. They certainly remain. They certainly are challenging for Australians. But I would say that we are in a far better place than we were some time ago. In fact, the cost-of-living index released today is another reminder of the substantial and sustained progress we have made in the fight against inflation, with lower growth in living costs across every household type compared with what it was at the time of the last election. I'll say that again: lower growth in living costs across every household type compared with what it was at the time of the election, when you were in government. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WONG: Well, actually, they're the words of a Liberal Prime Minister; they're not the words of a Labor politician, so let's be clear. We understand that people are doing it tough. What we don't understand is why you keep voting against assistance. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator McGrath, second supplementary?