Ted O'Brien (Fairfax, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

Labor must be judged not by its promises but by its performance. Three years ago, each Labor member in this chamber was out in his or her electorate spruiking promises to change the world. But fast-forward, here we are, the final whistle almost blown on this term of government, and the scoreboard tells a very different story than the promises they made. Every single Labor MP in this chamber promised their constituents a $275 reduction in household power bills, but households are now paying up to $1,000 more than Labor promised. Labor promised a more reliable electricity grid, yet constituents are now anxious about blackouts. Labor promised emissions would go down, yet emissions have gone up. Labor promised that investment would come in; instead sovereign risk has gone up. The scoreboard is an utter disgrace. What we don't want to hear in this next election campaign is Labor MPs blaming their weak Prime Minister or blaming the zealot ideologue of the minister. Each and every one of you told an untruth to your residents about $275 cuts. Own up to it.

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