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

I withdraw the comment, but I would refer honourable members to the way in which that sign is used elsewhere and is well known. That's a fact. That is a fact. If they can't cope with the realities of the world today, that is a matter for them. There it is.

Energy prices today are the consequence of reckless decisions taken by the Labor Party. There is no question about that. We know that gas prices went through the roof in the earlier part of this year because there was a shortage of gas on the east coast of Australia. Now, why was that? That was because more gas was being exported to the extent that the local domestic market was short of gas. That is why prices went through the roof. How could this happen? How could this possibly happen? I will tell you how it happened. It happened because the Labor Party, in their stupidity and ignorance, refused to take account of the clear warning—

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