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

I can confirm to the Leader of the Opposition that during Labor's time in government electricity prices doubled. They doubled. And I can confirm that the policy errors the Labor Party made in government and continue to make at state levels continue to put our energy market, the sustainability of Australian businesses and the affordability of electricity in Australian families' homes at risk.

We know exactly what they did, and we saw another confessional creep-back today by the Leader of the Opposition on gas. We know that, when Labor was in government, they decided that we should open up the east coast to exports with no protection given for the domestic market. That was their decision. They took that risk. They were warned against it by the electricity market operator and by the energy department here in the federal government. They took that risk. They were warned.

The member for Port Adelaide first said he knew nothing about it. Then, finally, he confessed. And then—

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