QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator O'SULLIVAN (Western Australia—Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (14:59): Rents have increased 24 per cent since 2022. Your own budget papers admitted that, because of your tax hikes, rents will increase. Former Treasury economist Peter Downes has warned the changes will increase rents by up to $2,000, significantly higher than the $2 a week increase claimed in the budget.

Were higher rents for Australians a deliberate effect of your new taxes?