House debates

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Questions without Notice

Agriculture Industry: Electricity Security

2:37 pm

Photo of Barnaby JoyceBarnaby Joyce (New England, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question and note that dairy cattle farming in the seat of Barker accounts for 80 per cent of South Australia's dairy production and is home to 240 of the 302 dairy farms. South Australia's Labor's 50 per cent Renewable Energy Target has helped contribute to the 100 per cent increase in daily shared electricity costs between 2010 to 2013—100 per cent increase. South Australian dairy farmers, under Labor Party policy, are paying $15,000 more—

Ms Keay interjecting

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