Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The Liberal Party members in this chamber want to see electricity prices come down. We're going to side with the customers who have been paying too much and have been taken advantage of by big electricity companies. That's what our bill is designed to achieve. That's why we're taking action. It's because we want to stand by the families, small businesses and family businesses of Australia who are paying too much. The Treasurer posed a question before: why would the Labor Party not want there to be a power to take action against price gouging and the sorts of conduct that would be anticompetitive and that could lead to an increase in prices, which flows through to end consumers? Why would you be opposed to a power that would help even up the score for mums, dads and pensioners? We're not confused about that. We're quite certain about it. We know who we stand for; we stand for mums and dads and small and family businesses who are looking for a better deal from energy companies.

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