Mr Howard breaks 'record low' interest rates promise

At the last election Mr Howard said he would keep interest rates at "record lows". There have been ten consecutive interest rate rises in a row, six since he made that promise. Yet Mr Howard says "working families in Australia have never been better off".

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This election, ladies and gentlemen, will be about trust.

Who do you trust to keep interest rates low?

Who do you trust?

March '05 - Up.

May '06 - Up.

August '06 - Up.

November '06 - Up.

August '07 - Up.

And now, up again.

We've now had six rate rises since Mr Howard promised to keep them at record lows.

His response?

Working families in Australia have never been better off.

Authorised T. Gartrell, ALP Canberra.

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