Mr WOLAHAN (Menzies) (16:11): I thank the member for Hasluck for pointing out how important it is to look constituents in the eyes, because that's exactly what the Prime Minister did to the nation 97 times. We've heard the excuses that tried to walk back that promise, and we haven't heard that promise repeated in this place. But it's important to note that that promise was made 28 times after the invasion of Ukraine. He looked down the cameras into the eyes of millions of Australians and was so desperate to be sitting on those benches that he kept repeating that promise, and he now acts like it doesn't exist. The member for Hasluck will forgive us when we take those words and say that they are, indeed, well chosen and ones that the Prime Minister should have adopted. I've said on many occasions there were lessons to learn for our party, and we have heard from the crossbench, from the other side, and even from our own side that integrity was up at the top of the list. There is no more important example of integrity than when you give a promise, you keep a promise; that you will be judged by what you do, not what you say; and you will be particularly judged by what you do after you no longer have a reason to hold on to a falsehood. And that's what we are talking about here. Government members interjecting— Mr WOLAHAN: Members opposite, you seem quite perplexed as to why these MPI discussions keep coming before you. You seem quite confused as to why we're repeating it. The clue is in the title. Government members interjecting— Mr WOLAHAN: If there's a pause in interjections you might want to listen to this: 'the government's continuing failure'—'continuing'. Many treasurers from the Labor Party have sat opposite and quoted in their essays and papers John Maynard Keynes, but they're missing this quote that's attributed to him: 'When the facts change, I change my mind.' We never hear that from those opposite. That's why we have here a continuing failure. If that failure is addressed, these MPIs will stop. They will stop; I promise. Government members interjecting— Mr WOLAHAN: I look you in the eye and say, 'These will stop.' They'll stop, because the failure to address the cost-of-living crisis a real thing. Don't trust me; trust the Edelman Trust Barometer about what Australians think of this place. In a survey of 28 countries, when Australians were asked about trust for government, it found that 45 per cent now distrust government. Ms Miller-Frost: It was because of you. Mr WOLAHAN: No, this was taken afterwards; this was taken on your watch. Government members interjecting— Mr WOLAHAN: No, this was taken on your watch. November 2022—I'm pretty sure the election had happened before that. So this is about your watch. Nothing is more important, with trust in government and trust in you, than the promises made prior to the election. Ms Lawrence interjecting— Ms Miller-Frost interjecting— Mr WOLAHAN: There are a lot of interjections. I note that side doesn't like being asked questions lately. The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Claydon ): The member for Hasluck and the member for Boothby will tone down the interjections, please. Mr WOLAHAN: We see that the number of Australians who think our country is more divided today than in the past is at 45 per cent. Again, it was in November 2022—on your watch. The number in Australia who say that the lack of civility and mutual respect is worse than they've ever seen—this is a good time for more interjections please—is at 61 per cent. It has never been worse. The number for those who say that the social fabric that once held this country together has grown too weak to serve as a foundation for unity and common purpose is at 54 per cent. Australians are sick of the ideology, of course, because—let's be honest—no-one in this place is earning a salary that means that when they open a bill for their electricity or other utilities they have to think twice, or that when they're standing in the queue at Coles, Woolworths or the IGA they have to put things back on the shelves. None of us earn a salary that makes us ask those questions, but most Australians do. They're not just making those sorts of sacrifices; they're lining up in Foodbanks across the country. In my electorate, there are six of them. I've visited them, and the queues are longer than they've ever been. They're mostly full of women who are in broken relationships and have children sitting in the back seat of their car. So you can jest, but this is a serious matter and we hope that there is some action from those opposite.