Ken Wyatt (Hasluck, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

These will manifest in tighter supply and higher prices yet, despite this advice, Labor did nothing. While the Labor Party, with blackouts around the country, is twiddling its thumbs, the government has implemented mechanisms to lift the restrictions on gas exports to ensure there is adequate supply of affordable gas for Australian consumers. The contrast could not be clearer. We have a party of blackouts opposite that is ideologically opposed to affordable and reliable energy and that ignores its own warnings and risks to its policies and does nothing. This government and this Prime Minister are focused on putting downward pressure on electricity prices and ensuring that all Australians, particularly older Australians, have a reliable source of energy into the hot summer months. That is why the building of the Snowy Hydro 2.0 will make renewable energy more reliable. Nothing is more concerning than seeing older Australians being put at risk because of energy policies from those on the other side. We will ensure that they're cared for and that electricity reliability looks after them during the winter and summer months, when they become vulnerable.

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