Australians feel cost-of-living ‘gulf’ between themselves and Canberra

Sky News host Paul Murray says there is a “gulf” between what Australians see in Canberra every day during Question Time and what Australians “live” throughout the country.
“A lot of people come up to me on the street and they say they appreciate that we give you the data each and every night because you’ve got a busy life,” Mr Murray said.
“It’s about data and debate on this show.
“The consumer price index, which is just four per cent, however, the annual increases in your costs are 6.9 per cent, so see the gulf - well that’s you having to make up the cost.
“The cost of it keeps going up, and up, and up, and up, and up, but your wages don’t go up.”

[@ricky6864]

Politicians need to be made accountable legally and financially for their corruption and ineptitude

[@hanksyflamework]

stop voting for them and their respective parties.

[@batmanlives6456]

Bowen in Particular!!! His hands down his pants fantasy’s need to be punished

[@sejamstihm]

The Greens and the Teals have been a curse.

[@lornatodd4750]

Are still.

[@Kawasaki1-m4l]

No skin off my nose, I've voted One Nation ever since Abbott got ousted our last good PM & that's not gonna change. Our country needs serious change for the people to survive.

[@killerclown5475]

Absolutely I vote one nation also think ita time the rest of Australia wakes up before Australia is totally screwed

[@andy2906]

Wow Abbot the last good PM, you guys should share a raw onion on day lol

[@vernonwhite4660]

Simple get rid of government!!

[@Dash829]

We could but then who would dictate to us. It’s already happening..

[@petersparavec6906]

Prime minister Albo, hat to cut all promises,cause he need money to fund Voice,only he knows how much was wasted since he become Prime minister,criminals usualy don’t tell how much they waste to keep acctivation of their ambition..

[@MrRoardog]

Finally someone speaks the real stuff

[@davidcrockford9034]

Thank you for standing up for what's right ✅️

[@marceladumitru4363]

My elderly mother in law likes mandarins. I went to Woolworths today and they were $14.99 a kilo. I live in Australia for 37 years and I never seen such prices. So sorry will be no mandarins for her for a while I suppose 😢

[@alexwoo3504]

unfortunately, I guss you vote for him last time, isn't it?

[@patrikdobradi509]

@@The_Real_Mclovinthat internet bill is needed for job searches/work/resumes/a lot of other work related things so that he may keep the income coming, hes complaining about the prices and aaying that in the 37 years he lived here, the price of groceries have never been so high which means for a lot of Australians that they have to cut back on the amount of groceries they buy

[@vensimo4293]

Paul Peter Dutton has just been on the ABC 730 tonight, please everyone look it up it’s a eye opener In what and how bad the ABC is bad luck they don’t have their feed back . Peter ripped her apart.sorry mate

[@alexwoo3504]

push Australia to communist community by Labor

[@sejamstihm]

Things have gotten much tougher lately.

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

That's what I think too. I'm paying more for less everytime I buy food

[@russellcullen9913]

What happens when the arse falls out of the dollar.

[@Dash829]

Has already have a look at the Singapore dollar..

[@lornatodd4750]

We the people are on our arses for longer. Ve vill eat ze bugs.

[@Greengrass6252]

Lack of housing can be linked to Air B and B where owners removed their homes from the rental market due to tenancy laws in the favour of the Tenant not the owner. Labour gives a measly increase and takes it straight away with an increase of taxes fuel, alcohol, Medicare levies and so on.

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

I don't think expecting a rental market to have a minimum standard is really favouring tenants, they're paying through the nose for substandard and oftentimes unsafe housing that the landlord wouldn't let their dog live in. Properties were removed from long-term rentals for short stay accommodation purely for the money. Why rent the property long term when they could make more in a single night than per week as a rental. Pure greed by the haves against the have nots.

[@dcchen4319]

Mining companies continue to make billions. Energy mining CEO s continue to rack in millions. Australia, such a resource rich country with so little population and so many economic immigrants. It has to do with our incompetent government and the tax system.

[@colebrisvegas8102]

Lets ditch Canberra and the Federal government and put the money back in our pockets 😮

[@iamasmurf1122]

As prices go up .. I’m just buying less of everything … gets to a point where prices go up though everyone stops buying that effect means company’s don’t sell as much … that’s job losses where companies pull up the slack of not selling as that’s where costs are cut first .. people then losing jobs .. can not pay for anything ! It’s not a good scenario … at this point I have no answers if I don’t and I’m an investor .. then I can guarantee you no one will have the answers .. not even the reserve bank .. at the moment I see the reserve bank making loads of mistakes

[@PennyEv4]

Why are political donations ( bribes) still allowed? There is no need for it anymore and the gov should be working for average people instead of interest groups.

[@rabidsminions2079]

Jobkeeper boosted business profits. When jobkeeper stopped they needed to maintain profits. Businesses always need this 1/4 to be as profitable as the last 1/4. The only way to maintain profits was to increase prices.

[@Kawasaki1-m4l]

Some companies paid that money back, ARB didn't.

[@catdog726]

Politicians need to get into the real world and not live in fairyland

[@leroylindblom2513]

Why does anyone who works for the government even get paid? I thought they are PUBLIC SERVANTS.

[@LouSimpson-vn5wn]

Now DRS fees going up too.

[@killerclown5475]

Lets get rid of labour, liberal and vote for independent this coming election. Albanese needs to step down. Why don't we rally and demand that we have election now before he screws up Australia anymore.

[@rickman2267]

Labor must go!

[@windsong3wong828]

Give the rich more tax cuts ….? They need the extra Gucci bag.

[@cobar5342]

Mass immigration by "skilled workers" which really means RICH, has driven house prices, and large number of other objects. I live in Canberra and am aware of a junior Indian doctor buying a house for $6,000,000! And our wonderful Government is still allowing 2,000 into the country every day

[@alancotterell9207]

Many people in other cities still drive their kids to private schools in SUVs, every day.

[@dominicgalante7501]

no labor no liberals no greens ..........FREEDOM PARTIES TO STEP IN BECAUSE I KNOW THEY WILL BE FOR THE PEOPLE ........

[@hadrian3487]

If the Libs lose Dunkley, though swing back a few percentage points, that's as good as a win.

[@bubble8829]

"The reality is that ..." Not "The reality is, is that ..."

[@houseoffirstaid3677]

Hey have never remove sales tax rename the put GST on everything

[@cmadventures6077]

You will own nothing and be happy. Paying too much insurance on your assets? Try renting them instead, its much cheaper. This is the way they are doing it.

[@JmacBogan]

Government reform...

[@WorldRobotNews]

To fix cost of living and fix the housing market Is to scrap GST

[@Design_no]

Lol ok Karen

[@jonathoncalabrese2035]

Immigration and leaving the Paris agreement.

[@danielbrown4133]

Clearly you have no idea what you are talking about. Do you honestly wish to reintroduce 22% sales tax?

[@Daniel-y1f9r]

It's not ever really about the money tho is it Its about the squeeze

[@Ifyouarehurtnointentwasapplied]

Starlink ✌️

[@jazzysnaps]

Word is Elmer is making a guest appearance with Taylor Swift.

[@SteveHoffmann]

Interest rates are transfer of wealth from middle class to the banks and it's a lagging remedy, if super was increased 1% from wages instead the effect would be instant and the money remains with the person for use later.

[@RumperTumskin]

i.e. transferred to the super funds to be eaten up in fees, commissions, and margins instead of the bank? Then those same funds using the shareholder voting rights purchased with consumers' money to work against their interests?

[@saltyaussie7702]

Banks & superfunds are owned by the same criminals who are only interested in robbing you blind.

[@SteveHoffmann]

@RumperTumskin you having trouble understanding super, yes comes back into economy slowly later. Most importantly banks don't profit. But it's immediate inflation crushed rapidly and can be reversed.

[@user-jz1ht8ry2w]

No, no, no. We want more, more, more. We will get more, more, more. We love our PM. He keeps giving more and more. Keep up the outstanding giving, you never fail to surprise. Never before have the people been more astounded by his generosity and caring they get. A true Australian statesman.

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

He's giving more, more, more to other countries

[@GrettaCorcoran]

1901 war afric and chinANY, col, nothing a concession card wood fix, travel dental food hotel, commentary?

[@jimmartin9704]

What l find amazing ( sad really)is just prior to the 2022 election is when you started talking about cost of living/ recession. Never heard about it post 2022, when in reality it was hear from about 2018, covid delayed it but it was still here. The liberals put us into this and did nothing to get us out of it, but never once do you talk about this, why??, uncle Rupert won't let you. P.S my fuel still hasn't gone up yet salty,

[@milosradovanovic5280]

I do totally agree, Paul, if Australians in Dunkly didn't get it than how will others, wake up Dynkley, PM and Labor wants to screw you up, definitely. 😊💯🐎🌎🧱❤️🇦🇺🚔 18:45