Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Kerry Schott, the person hand-picked to be head of energy security by those opposite said:

Just have a think about the way electricity gets dispatched—they get dispatched on the basis of who's the cheapest, and the cheapest is wind and solar. They have fuel costs that are zero. So their marginal cost is effectively zero.

But I'm asked also about Tasmania, and I suggest to the honourable member that he give Jeremy a call—Jeremy Rockliff, just up the road there. He might be in your seat; I think he represents your seat, so you share a seat. This is what the Tasmanian Premier and the member for Braddon had to say. He said this:

Renewable energy is absolutely 100 per cent in Tasmania's DNA … Reliable, affordable and clean energy that will unlock billions of dollars of investment over the course of the next decades … This is one of the most exciting announcements for decades when it comes to Commonwealth and State Government investing together in future energy security, unlocking that energy for attracting investment right here in Tasmania.

I say to this member for Braddon: listen to the other member for Braddon, who stood at a press conference—this is a Liberal Premier. That's what he had to say. (Time expired)

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