Dr CHALMERS (Rankin—Treasurer) (14:21): Thanks to the member for Boothby, who is focused as always on the cost-of-living pressures being faced in her community and, indeed, right around Australia. We know that when we came to office inflation was much higher and rising, real wages were falling substantially and living standards were falling as well. Even with all the progress we have been making across so many different policy areas run through a moment ago by the Prime Minister and in the Senate earlier today, our major focus throughout has been the fight against inflation and helping Australians with the cost of living. We know that we have made really quite substantial progress when it comes to inflation but, as I have said on a number of occasions, we know that doesn't always translate to how people are feeling or faring in the economy. We know we have more work to do and that is why our cost-of-living help is so important. Any objective observer of what is happening with inflation in our country over the past 2½ years would recognise and acknowledge that every aggregate measure of inflation is now much lower than when we took office. It is true of the headline, quarterly and monthly. It is true of trim mean. It is true of non-tradable. It's true of excluding volatiles. All the measures of inflation, all of the aggregate measures, are much lower now on our watch than they were under those opposite. That is partly because of our surpluses, partly because of our cost-of-living help. It's about our responsible economic management. It's also because we are taking a very tough approach to the supermarkets in this country. It beggars belief that earlier today, when this side of the House voted for farmers and families, when this side of the House voted for a mandatory code for groceries with tough penalties, those opposite voted for a protection racket for the big supermarkets. They talked a big game but, when it came time to put their hands up for farmers and families, they abandoned them once again, just like how they have vacated the field more broadly when it comes to the cost of living. Australians are doing it tough. They would be doing it tougher were it not for our cost-of-living help, and they would be doing it much tougher under those opposite. We know that those opposite are a risk to household budgets because we know their record. We know that, at every turn, they voted against cost-of-living help. We know that last time they are in office they went after wages, they went after Medicare, they went after the housing, and all of that meant that, when we came to office, inflation was much higher, living standards were going backwards and there were debt and deficits as far as the eye could see. In the last 2½ years we have made substantial progress but we know there is more work to do. Our priority on this side of the House is getting inflation down, getting wages up, strengthening Medicare and building more homes, and we will continue to do that despite the opportunistic opposition of those opposite. The SPEAKER: The member for Casey has interjected 17 times since question time has begun. I may not mention a person's name, but I keep a tally on how many times people are interjecting. That behaviour is completely unacceptable, so you will leave the chamber under standing order 94(a). The member for Casey then left the chamber.