Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Robertson for her question. I know she's a hardworking member who is deeply concerned about rising power prices and the impact on her constituents. She understands, like all of the members on this side of the House understand, that we are doing everything possible to ensure sufficient dispatchable base-load power in the system—like the export mechanism that we've put in place to restrict gas exports and ensure that there is sufficient domestic supply; the investment in Snowy Mountains 2.0 and other storage projects; our support for the Finkel recommendation that large-scale generators give a minimum three years notice of closure, and that wind and solar farms provide their own levels of backup.

I'm asked if I'm aware of any alternative approaches. We know the Leader of the Opposition was not the people's choice. Well, now we know he's not the workers' choice, because the Labor Party, led by the Leader of the Opposition, wants to close down Australia's coal-fired power stations.

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