QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:21): I thank the member for his question. Labor is indeed focused on easing cost-of-living pressures and making a positive difference—all measures that were opposed by those opposite. Whether it was the tax cuts that came in on 1 July, whether it's the measures that have lifted up bulk-billing to 84 per cent nationally, whether it's the 800,000 enrolments in free TAFE, whether it's the new legislation that's delivering wage justice for early childhood educators, whether it be minimum standards and minimum pay for gig economy workers, whether it be expanding paid prac—they won't expand it; they'll get rid of it.

That's what they took to the last election, even though it will make an enormous difference. Whether it be the new Fair Work Court that we have announced as well to make sure that workers can be looked after, whether it be the even cheaper medicines that we've added to the PBS or the cut to the price of medicines, down to $25—and remember the hysteria over 60-day scripts that they said would be a disaster which are now in place and saving Australians money?

Mr Chester: Stop helping. The SPEAKER: The member for Gippsland is now warned. Order!

There is too much noise. This wall of noise is too great. I'm giving everyone fair warning that I'd like the noise levels to decrease.

I'd like you to work with me to achieve that goal. If not, there'll be other consequences for actions. Mr ALBANESE: They get very excited when we're talking about helping people with cost-of-living measures.

When we talk about tax cuts, when we talk about lifting the minimum wage and when we talk about jobs and supporting Australian industry they get very upset. I wonder why they got so upset about Tomago, because the current leader of the opposition called for the entire industry to be offshored to China. The SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order?

Mr Tehan: The question was about the ABS average weekly earnings data, so it goes to relevance. The Prime Minister isn't addressing that weekly earnings data. The SPEAKER: The manager, on a point of order?

Mr Burke: The question goes to whether or not workers are worse off. It's obviously in order for the Prime Minister to talk about whether they'd have a job. Ms Penfold interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order!

Member for Lyne, I'm trying to deal with the manager's point of order. The question was" why is the government making workers poorer? Obviously, the Prime Minister is disagreeing with the premise of that question.

With a big broad question like that, you're going to get a big broad answer. So we're going to listen to the Prime Minister because he is being directly relevant to a very broad question. Mr ALBANESE: They're about to get upset, too, because I'm about to quote work of the current Leader of the Opposition, who wrote a report which said: 'In aluminium, there are few prospects for growth.

We cannot compete in processing. Australian aluminium smelting is uncompetitive on both capital and operating costs. Chinese smelters have a clear capital cost advantage.

Although our competitive position in processing is poor, Australia is well positioned to supply the emerging bauxite export market to China.' Well, there it is. We on this side of the House understand Australian jobs; they want them offshore. (Time expired) The SPEAKER: Before we go any further, the Leader of the Nationals in the House was on a warning.

He interjected six times. He'll now leave the chamber under 94(a). If you're on a warning and you interject, you're not going to be here.