Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Mr Speaker. My question is still to the Prime Minister. Both sides of parliament support gas export controls, but, despite the Deputy Prime Minister, as minister for resources, having the power to do so, the government has refused to make the necessary ministerial determination. Is the government refusing to act because of the serious legal risk that the Deputy Prime Minister's ministerial actions might be challenged in the courts? Why are doubts about his deputy standing in the way of lower power prices for all Australians?

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