QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator McDONALD (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate) (14:58): Mums and dads, tradies, farmers, producers, fishers, tourism operators and even Meals on Wheels are all being hit by rising fuel costs. Minister, when did you last fill up your car in a regional town and see firsthand what Australians are paying at the bowser? When will the Albanese Labor government stop passing the buck and accept responsibility for the additional pressure families and regional businesses are under?