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

The member for Fairfax went on to say, 'There's no evidence here that the intervention itself was the thing that got prices down.' This creates a considerable mystery. What was it? Was it the coronation? Was it the final episode of Succession, perhaps—no spoilers! Was it Sweden winning the Eurovision Song Contest? Was it the honourable member's videos from Fukushima and Hiroshima promoting nuclear energy? What was it that could have got energy prices down over the last months? What possibly could it have been? Perhaps it was the intervention designed to do just that, which honourable members opposite opposed with every bit of energy they could muster, which they would repeal at the first opportunity. Perhaps it is the rebates and the coal and gas price caps which we imposed on the energy markets. Perhaps that's what done it! Perhaps that is what reduced the price rises. (Time expired)

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