Ms PRICE (Durack—Opposition Whip) (16:16): There is no doubt that Australians are worse off under this Prime Minister. Since the election, the cost of food has gone up by 11.8 per cent. The cost of housing has gone up by 11.7 per cent and rents are up by 16.1 per cent. Gas prices are up by a whopping 32.2 per cent. Health care costs are up by 10.4 per cent, education by 11.5 per cent and financial and insurance services by 18.2 per cent. As you can see, everything's going up, and Australians want action. They do feel that they've been let down by this Albanese government. The good people of WA really feel let down. In particular, the people living in regional WA feel let down. There's been a lot of chatter about when the election will be and whether or not we'll be coming back in February. I'm sure the Prime Minister's receiving a lot of feedback from his colleagues about when he should go. No matter what date he lands on, Australians will still be faced with the same question of whether they are better off now than they were three years ago. It's that question which must really frighten those opposite. It's noteworthy that they've stacked the MPI with the Western Australians today. How worried are they about the result in WA? In question time yesterday, I asked the Prime Minister about the terrible collapse of living standards in Australia. This is what my constituents, like all Australians, care about. It was interesting to hear him bring up his recent trip to Geraldton, which is in my wonderful electorate of Durack. In that question, he failed to mention that he was in Geraldton for only one hour. Honestly, it's a real shame that the Prime Minister didn't take the opportunity to hear from the Geraldton locals about the real issues for them. He didn't want to hear about the housing crisis or the cost-of-living crisis. He didn't want to hear about any of that. No, it was simply a photo opportunity. That is absolutely disgusting, and how disrespectful to the people of Geraldton. Christmas is less than a month away but, yet again, it's going to look a lot different this year. This Christmas, Australians will be forced to cut back on their spending whilst seeing this government spend, spend and spend a little bit more. Unfortunately, this means fewer presents under the tree for our children to open on Christmas Day. There aren't going to be a lot of those long, expensive family holidays during January, which would otherwise have been a source of wonderful, treasured memories. As we approach the new year, families are needing to reconsider school options, and I'm hearing about this across the electorate. They're reconsidering whether they can continue to pay for their children's sports. These are real issues. After 2½ years of this government, this is beginning to, unfortunately, look like the new normal. In Australia, core inflation is rising, and it is higher than in any other major advanced economy. This demonstrates that inflation is homegrown and that, out of all of the leaders of the advanced economies, ours has delivered the worst results. The election will certainly be an uphill battle for the coalition; we recognise that. Not since 1931 has a Commonwealth government failed to win a second term. Yet, despite history being on Labor's side, I think you'd struggle to find anyone in the government feeling absolutely certain about their chances or really positive about their future as a member of parliament. They know they're failing, and they know that Australians know it. In 2022 Labor campaigned on making life easier and cheaper for Australians. This Prime Minister and his government have been in charge now for over 2½ years, yet those opposite refuse to accept any responsibility for Australia's ongoing high inflation. It is simply shameful. They would have you believe that high energy prices have nothing to do their renewable-only strategy; they'd have you believe that inflation has nothing to do with their spending of $315 billion; and they'd have you believe that business insolvencies hitting an all-time record high had nothing to do with their industrial relations changes, which only make it harder to do business in this country. I would like to conclude by addressing some serious fires that are currently being battled around my electorate of Durack. One such fire is in the Shire of Toodyay. I believe the people of West Toodyay are currently under the 'leave now' bushfire warning. Another very serious fire is in the Shire of Dandaragan, around Cervantes; it is approximately 48 kilometres long, north to south, and is proving very difficult to combat. It's my understanding that there are over 200 firefighters working tirelessly to get this under control. I would like to thank them all. I would like to extend my heartfelt thoughts to everyone impacted by these fires, including the two firefighters who were injured yesterday during the Dandaragan fire. Be safe, everyone. (Time expired)