Helen Haines (Indi, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. The government is reportedly offering tens of billions of dollars for regional Australia as part of the climate policy deal with the Nationals. A smart regional climate plan would put solar panels of the roof of every country hospital and school to lower their power bills. It would install a community battery in every bushfire-prone town to secure their power next fire season. It would invest in our manufacturing capability to grow new export industries and high-paid jobs in renewables, and it would guarantee that regional people share in the profits of regional renewables. Will the Nationals secure any of this, or will you squander this once-in-a-generation opportunity for us?

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