Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

It would be no loss, Mr Speaker! They show the Australian people that they don't understand that making households more energy efficient and improving energy performance is good for emissions and bills. Last night we allocated a billion dollars to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to assist households make the sorts of decisions they want to make to reduce their bills by investing in clean energy and efficiency.

What I'm particularly proud of also is this: I'm particularly proud of our investment last night in social housing and the energy efficiency of social housing. Much of our social housing stock is very old; public and community housing across Australia is very old and is very energy inefficient. It's very hard for those residents to keep their houses warm in winter and cooler in summer. We're going to help them—up to 60,000 social housing units and houses supported to make their houses more energy efficient and for them to invest in renewable energy, working in partnership with the states. We're very proud of that. Because just because you live in social housing, you shouldn't miss out on the opportunities of renewable energy. You shouldn't miss out on the opportunities of making your home more efficient, which is better for your health, better for the environment and better for your bills. Under this government, you won't miss out.

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