Anthony Albanese grilled on petrol price at ALP National Conference
What’s the price of petrol? Don’t ask Albo. The Prime Minister has been caught out when asked how much Australians are paying at the bowser.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has struggled to recall the price of petrol saying he does not fill up his car himself as Australians grapple with the stubbornly rising cost of living.
Mr Albanese was asked how much petrol costs by Sky News host Andrew Clennell following a speech at the ALP National Conference where Mr Albanese honed in on the issue that is top of mind for most Australians.
“Pretty obvious during a conference speech that cost of living is front and centre for this government. I once stumped a PM over the price of petrol. Can you tell me what the price of petrol is, roughly, at the moment?,” Mr Clennell asked.
“Well, I don’t go and fill up my car, but it was around about $1.80 last time I did.”
Mr Clennell corrected that the price of petrol was about $2.10 to $2.20 on Sunday.
Mr Albanese’s conference performance was seen by many as recentering the government’s focus on cost of living issues over the Voice referendum among slumping support for constitutional change.
When asked what the government could do to support Australians feeling the pain at the bowser, Mr Albanese said the Russian war on Ukraine was to blame.
“We know the Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a major impact on the price of all energy, including the price of oil. And we need to continue to do what we can to put low pressure on inflation. So when it comes to inflation, we’ve got a three part policy,” he said.
“One is turning the $78 billion deficit that was anticipated into a surplus that will be around about $20 billion. The second is that we are taking cost of living relief, our Energy Price Relief plan, our Fee-Free TAFE, our Cheaper Childcare measures, are all measures aimed at lowering the cost of living without putting pressure on inflation. And the third element is to deal with the supply chain challenges.”
Originally published as Anthony Albanese grilled on petrol price at ALP National Conference
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