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

But we see none of that from the Labor Party; we just see ideology. It was 41 degrees in South Australia yesterday—41 degrees—and all of the wind turbines were providing 2½ per cent of the state's electricity. And you know what, Mr Speaker? That is what they do during a heatwave. The heatwave comes, the wind drops and there is no wind power. So what was South Australia doing? It was sucking brown-coal energy from Victoria. The most emissions-intensive energy in Australia was being hauled across the interconnector, stretching it to capacity. What a triumph of ideology over common sense!

Mr Champion interjecting—

Ms Butler interjecting—

The Labor Party stand for higher electricity prices, less reliable electricity, less affordable child care and less available child care. They have abandoned Australian families, just as the Leader of the Opposition, again and again, abandoned the members of his union.

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