Hume, Sen Jane

Senator HUME (Victoria) (14:03): Labor promised to reduce energy bills by $275, but, after three years of Labor, the price of gas is up 34 per cent and electricity is up 32 per cent. Labor promised to build 30,000 affordable homes, but have delivered none, and housing costs are up by 14 per cent. Bulk-billing rates have collapsed across the country, but health costs are up 10 per cent. At a time when Australians need a back-to-basics budget to set them up for the next five years, what's the best you can offer them? The price of a cup of coffee a week. Is that good enough? (Time expired)