QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator DEAN SMITH (Western Australia) (14:54): Anglicare Australia's cost-of-living index found that struggling households are facing a devastating baseline deficit, with executive director Kasey Chambers warning that families are skipping meals, delaying health care, relying on emergency relief and building unsustainable debt. How can the Prime Minister claim Australians are better off when families cannot afford to eat properly, access health care or pay their bills without going into further debt?