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

I also tabled the speech by the honourable member, which contained none of the quotes. It was such a long-term plan it didn't even make the speech. I'm not sure what happened. It's possible the member for Fairfax told the Australian before he told the Leader of the Opposition, and the Leader of the Opposition didn't approve the announcement of a uranium enrichment industry for Australia. Maybe the Leader of the Opposition pulled the rug out from under the member of Fairfax. We wouldn't know.

We do know that those opposite couldn't organise a barbecue at Bunnings. They say they're going to rollout reactors; they can't even rollout candidates for local government. They say they're going to have nuclear reactors by a deadline of 2035; they couldn't even meet a deadline of 12 o'clock on Tuesday. This is the alternative government of Australia, who say they have an energy plan for Australia, and what they have is a complete mess which doesn't survive contact with reality. That's why the Leader of the Opposition is so risky for our country.

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