QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator BLYTH (South Australia) (14:28): My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Productivity fell 0.7 per cent in 2024-25, and the latest quarterly figures show it falling again. The latest ABS data shows GDP per hour worked fell 0.6 per cent in the March quarter and increased just 0.3 per cent over the year.

Minister, can you identify a single year since Labor came to office in which productivity growth has reached the long-run average necessary to sustainably increase Australian living standards?