Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The minister suggests, 'Maybe he's got a bicycle!' Maybe he has become a political version of a squirrel, running around, keeping the lights on in his place in South Australia.

This is a deadly serious issue for Australian jobs, for Australian families. We can trade some good humour from time to time, but let me be very clear about this. I was there with the member for Wannon in Portland, with members of your union, Bill, and they know their jobs are at risk from Labor Party policies. It is very simple. Their union is affiliated with the Labor Party, but it is the Labor Party's ideological approach to energy that is putting their jobs at risk. You cannot get around that fact. Unaffordable electricity, unreliable electricity, means less investment, businesses closing and Australians losing their jobs. We stand for jobs. We stand for reliable and affordable electricity.

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