Back to Sunrise Walter Federal Politics Now and the Coalition says that Australians will struggle with the cost of living crisis until at least twenty thirty. The Prime Minister Anthony Aberanezus joins US Now Live this morning from Queensland. Good to see you, Abou, thanks for being with us. Okay, before you dismiss that for me, beautiful rocket, it does look gorgeous, before you dismiss that. As coalitions spin the fact that they're saying that we won't feel any real relief from the cost of living crisis until twenty thirty, what year do you predict that will actually feel that the cost of living is manageable.

Back to Sunrise Walter Federal Politics Now and the Coalition says that Australians will struggle with the cost of living crisis until at least twenty thirty. The Prime Minister Anthony Aberanezus joins US Now Live this morning from Queensland. Good to see you, Abou, thanks for being with us. Okay, before you dismiss that for me, beautiful rocket, it does look gorgeous, before you dismiss that. As coalitions spin the fact that they're saying that we won't feel any real relief from the cost of living crisis until twenty thirty, what year do you predict that will actually feel that the cost of living is manageable.

Well, I'll tell you what.

Well, I'll tell you what.

The cost of living would have been worse were they in government, because they've opposed every single cost of living measure, whether it's energy price relief, cheaper medicines, cheaper childcare, the tax cuts for every single taxpayer. They said they'd roll back and then they said we should have an election on it. They were so hostile to it. So what we have done is get inflation under control. It was with a six in front of it and rising. It's now got a two in front of it and is falling. So my government has been determined to understand that people are under financial pressure to deal with cost of living pressures. But every single one of the measures has been opposed by Peter Dutton.

The cost of living would have been worse were they in government, because they've opposed every single cost of living measure, whether it's energy price relief, cheaper medicines, cheaper childcare, the tax cuts for every single taxpayer. They said they'd roll back and then they said we should have an election on it. They were so hostile to it. So what we have done is get inflation under control. It was with a six in front of it and rising. It's now got a two in front of it and is falling. So my government has been determined to understand that people are under financial pressure to deal with cost of living pressures. But every single one of the measures has been opposed by Peter Dutton.

Well, you've got control over it now you've been in government for a few years. Listen to a quick snapshot of the economy, Prime Minister. You need about a million dollars to afford a house. Energy prices have gone up fourteen percent just in the last twelve months or so. General insurance costs are up sixteen percent. There's no guarantee of a rate cut. Petrol sitting around two bucks a liter, iron ore prices are down the dollars a week. What are you worried about in all of that?

Well, you've got control over it now you've been in government for a few years. Listen to a quick snapshot of the economy, Prime Minister. You need about a million dollars to afford a house. Energy prices have gone up fourteen percent just in the last twelve months or so. General insurance costs are up sixteen percent. There's no guarantee of a rate cut. Petrol sitting around two bucks a liter, iron ore prices are down the dollars a week. What are you worried about in all of that?

With the economy, Well, global inflation has had an impact here in Australia, where not immune from these global factors. Inflation indeed hit overseas digits. And the economy just next door to us there in New Zealand is in a deep recession. We avoided any quarters whatsoever of negative growth. We've had a million jobs created, the first time that's ever happened in a term of government. We've got real wages increasing. That is, wages are increasing by more than inflation in the last four quarters.

With the economy, Well, global inflation has had an impact here in Australia, where not immune from these global factors. Inflation indeed hit overseas digits. And the economy just next door to us there in New Zealand is in a deep recession. We avoided any quarters whatsoever of negative growth. We've had a million jobs created, the first time that's ever happened in a term of government. We've got real wages increasing. That is, wages are increasing by more than inflation in the last four quarters.

So things are heading in the right direction.

So things are heading in the right direction.

But we understand and are certainly not complacent about it. That's why at each and every opportunity we've looked for ways to address costs of living, to address those pressures that are on families, whilst putting that downward pressure on inflation and getting inflation with a too in front of it is something that's been important. That's why we've produced as well two budget surplases. Unlike the rest of the world, we have been in a fiscally prudent position by producing those two budgets.

But we understand and are certainly not complacent about it. That's why at each and every opportunity we've looked for ways to address costs of living, to address those pressures that are on families, whilst putting that downward pressure on inflation and getting inflation with a too in front of it is something that's been important. That's why we've produced as well two budget surplases. Unlike the rest of the world, we have been in a fiscally prudent position by producing those two budgets.

So you've got some juice heat and you're going to have to pull some pretty fast levers to convince the electorate. I believe that they're feeling better off because right now most people are feeling like they're going backwards.

So you've got some juice heat and you're going to have to pull some pretty fast levers to convince the electorate. I believe that they're feeling better off because right now most people are feeling like they're going backwards.

Prime Minister, well, under Labor we will continue to build Australia's future under the Coalition. There where will go backwards under Peter Dutton and things will cost more. Their only plan that they've put forward is for nuclear reactors that will cost twelve hundred dollars for every Australian more and Matt Canavan, a local senator here in Queensland, and has said, oh, that's just a political fix, that's not actually a real solution, and he has belt the cat on the Peter Dutton lack of a plan. And as I've said, we understand people are doing it tough. That's why we've introduced these measures, all of which have been opposed by the coalition. People would have been worse.

Prime Minister, well, under Labor we will continue to build Australia's future under the Coalition. There where will go backwards under Peter Dutton and things will cost more. Their only plan that they've put forward is for nuclear reactors that will cost twelve hundred dollars for every Australian more and Matt Canavan, a local senator here in Queensland, and has said, oh, that's just a political fix, that's not actually a real solution, and he has belt the cat on the Peter Dutton lack of a plan. And as I've said, we understand people are doing it tough. That's why we've introduced these measures, all of which have been opposed by the coalition. People would have been worse.

Yeah, all right, let's talk about power prices. You just bought it up there three years ago during the last election, you did promised to lower those power prices by two hundred and seventy five bucks by twenty twenty five.

Yeah, all right, let's talk about power prices. You just bought it up there three years ago during the last election, you did promised to lower those power prices by two hundred and seventy five bucks by twenty twenty five.

Is that going to happen.

Is that going to happen.

Well, what we've done is put in place three hundred dollars reduction in everyone's power bills. That's had a real impact for people in reducing power bills here in Queensland. That was added to by one thousand dollars by the former Queensland government as well. What we saw globally was a spike in energy prices, in part due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That was something that has had an impact globally.

Well, what we've done is put in place three hundred dollars reduction in everyone's power bills. That's had a real impact for people in reducing power bills here in Queensland. That was added to by one thousand dollars by the former Queensland government as well. What we saw globally was a spike in energy prices, in part due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That was something that has had an impact globally.

We've been addressing that.

We've been addressing that.

Indeed, we've put in place a cap on coal and gas prices in conjunction with the coalition government of Dominic Peritae and New South Wales and the government of Anastasia Palichet here in Queenslan, and that also was opposed by the coalition and Peter Dutton. So we've done what we can to insulate Australia from that global spike that led to a global inflationary impact, that saw double digit inflation, that saw negative growth in so many If.

Indeed, we've put in place a cap on coal and gas prices in conjunction with the coalition government of Dominic Peritae and New South Wales and the government of Anastasia Palichet here in Queenslan, and that also was opposed by the coalition and Peter Dutton. So we've done what we can to insulate Australia from that global spike that led to a global inflationary impact, that saw double digit inflation, that saw negative growth in so many If.

I can just jump in, I mean you have had enough to put more measures in place in the couple of years you've had in government to help people feel like they're better off.

I can just jump in, I mean you have had enough to put more measures in place in the couple of years you've had in government to help people feel like they're better off.

Now.

Now.

It might be perception versus reality, but I think the reality is true. As I mentioned before, people feel like they're going backwards all those things I mentioned. Yes, some global influences, but you've got some levers you can pull locally to make people put more cash back in their pockets. And it's just not happening fast enough in time for your election.

It might be perception versus reality, but I think the reality is true. As I mentioned before, people feel like they're going backwards all those things I mentioned. Yes, some global influences, but you've got some levers you can pull locally to make people put more cash back in their pockets. And it's just not happening fast enough in time for your election.

Well, what we've done, Michael, is not just do cash splashes because that would add to inflation. What we've done is do targeted measures like those reductions, the energy bill relief, like cheaper child care, like cheaper medicines, where Australians have saved over a billion dollars on cheaper medicines. The sixty day dispensing has made an enormous difference Medicare urgent care clinic. So I visited one yesterday here in Rockhampton where people can go get that assistance that they need that health care in urgent care clinics, and more than a million Australians have now visited urgent care clinics to get the care that they need for free. So we've strengthen Medicare whilst we've addressed cost of living pressures. We've been carefully designing the measures that we're put in place so that we continue to work on lowering that inflation figure. We have got it down from having a six in front to a two in front.

Well, what we've done, Michael, is not just do cash splashes because that would add to inflation. What we've done is do targeted measures like those reductions, the energy bill relief, like cheaper child care, like cheaper medicines, where Australians have saved over a billion dollars on cheaper medicines. The sixty day dispensing has made an enormous difference Medicare urgent care clinic. So I visited one yesterday here in Rockhampton where people can go get that assistance that they need that health care in urgent care clinics, and more than a million Australians have now visited urgent care clinics to get the care that they need for free. So we've strengthen Medicare whilst we've addressed cost of living pressures. We've been carefully designing the measures that we're put in place so that we continue to work on lowering that inflation figure. We have got it down from having a six in front to a two in front.

All right, Unique is a very important question for you, Proms.

All right, Unique is a very important question for you, Proms.

It's that time of year everyone's thinking about sport. I want to talk to you about your beloved rabbit Os. There are reports that Russell Crowe planning on selling his twenty five percent steak in the rabbit Os plaid it down PM have you actually spoken to Rusty about this?

It's that time of year everyone's thinking about sport. I want to talk to you about your beloved rabbit Os. There are reports that Russell Crowe planning on selling his twenty five percent steak in the rabbit Os plaid it down PM have you actually spoken to Rusty about this?

I haven't spoken to Russell personally, but I can say this that there's no more passionate South Sydney person in the world than Russell Crowe. He's got a cardinal eye and a myrtal eye, and he has been an enormous success.

I haven't spoken to Russell personally, but I can say this that there's no more passionate South Sydney person in the world than Russell Crowe. He's got a cardinal eye and a myrtal eye, and he has been an enormous success.

And I'm looking forward to Wayne Bennett.

And I'm looking forward to Wayne Bennett.

We have the great man back coaching this year. And I'm always positive. If you ask me any January since I came out of the womb in nineteen sixty three, how souths we're going to go I was going to I would tell you that we'll win the comps.

We have the great man back coaching this year. And I'm always positive. If you ask me any January since I came out of the womb in nineteen sixty three, how souths we're going to go I was going to I would tell you that we'll win the comps.

So like every other.

So like every other.

January, I'm very confident at this stage of the season. But we've got the cattle to put on the paddock, if only they can stay there this year. Campbell Graham didn't get on the field all of last year, so I'm pretty confident about the year ahead.

January, I'm very confident at this stage of the season. But we've got the cattle to put on the paddock, if only they can stay there this year. Campbell Graham didn't get on the field all of last year, so I'm pretty confident about the year ahead.

All Right, one more thing before you go. I've got about ten seconds here. I've written down the potential dates for the election. I'm going to try something different to every other journalist. You don't say anything, but you nod if I hit the right date. April twelve, April twelve, Good Try nineteen, Good twenty six, good hed May May seventeenth, Yeah, I think that hang on.

All Right, one more thing before you go. I've got about ten seconds here. I've written down the potential dates for the election. I'm going to try something different to every other journalist. You don't say anything, but you nod if I hit the right date. April twelve, April twelve, Good Try nineteen, Good twenty six, good hed May May seventeenth, Yeah, I think that hang on.

Good May seventeen or before.

Good May seventeen or before.

Right, that's mandated.

Right, that's mandated.

We should have We should have four year fixed terms like they do in most states and territories.

We should have We should have four year fixed terms like they do in most states and territories.

Prime Minister, there you go.

Prime Minister, there you go.

Thanks enjoy Rock Hampden.

Thanks enjoy Rock Hampden.

We appreciate your time.

We appreciate your time.

Thank you, Monie. Have a great twenty twenty five.

Thank you, Monie. Have a great twenty twenty five.

You two, you too. Happy January to you

You two, you too. Happy January to you