Mr HOWARTH (Petrie) (13:45): Remember when Prime Minister Albanese said, 'Life will be better under Labor'? Well, we've seen this week that Australians can't trust a word out of this Prime Minister's mouth. Despite his pledge, 'My word is my bond,' we all know now that this out-of-touch Labor government can't be trusted and Australians are no fools. The life they were promised is a fairy tale compared to the reality they are living every day, with groceries up by nine per cent, housing costs up by 12 per cent, electricity up by 20 per cent, insurance costs up by 22 per cent and gas up by 27 per cent. Families who were once trying to get ahead are now just trying to keep their heads above water. Now it is absolutely tragic to hear how children in my own electorate are paying the price, as local state schools contact me for help, telling me that they have to consider whether their students can participate in school sport this year, in 2024, as the cost of bus hire has gone up some 25 per cent. This is the reality that the Prime Minister and his government are clueless about. How did we get here, where students at public schools can't even get on a bus to go and play netball, basketball, rugby league or any sport, for that matter? I will tell you how we got here. We got here when this Prime Minister and Labor government lied their way to the Lodge and decided to put Australian families first. The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Claydon ): Member for Petrie, you will withdraw that comment. Mr HOWARTH: Which comment? The DEPUTY SPEAKER: You know what unparliamentary term you used. Mr HOWARTH: No. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Are you defying my order? Mr HOWARTH: Which comment? The DEPUTY SPEAKER: I'm not going to repeat your offence. Please stop wasting everybody's time. You know full well what term you used. That is unparliamentary behaviour. I ask you to withdraw it. Mr HOWARTH: What was it, though? The DEPUTY SPEAKER: What do you think it was? Mr HOWARTH: The way I worded it was okay I thought. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: No, it was not. Please withdraw it. Mr HOWARTH: So you don't want me to repeat it—just say that I withdraw? The DEPUTY SPEAKER: I do not wish for you to repeat it. Mr HOWARTH: I withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you very much. You just wasted a lot of time for the House. Mr HOWARTH: You could have repeated it. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Would you like to continue the conversation and backchat me? Mr HOWARTH: No. I'm quite happy. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: I'd like to lift the level of debate in this and give the call to the member for Robertson.