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

Yes, the member for Shortland is running a very tight race with the member for Hunter to see who is the best collaborator with and apologist for Andy Vesey and AGL. In responding to the proposition that Liddell might be sold to somebody who would keep it running—a possibility that the CEO of AGL agreed to, and said that yes, he would be prepared to sell it to a responsible party; he said that in a room full of many people, including quite a few cabinet ministers, so there's no question he said that—in trying to discount that, the member for Shortland, in his role as a PR flack for AGL, said:

We need to think about the logistics; Bayswater and Liddell power stations are right next to each other. They share the same coal mine—

Mr Conroy interjecting—

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