David Gillespie (Lyne, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. I refer the minister to the previous, coalition government's decision to build a new gas project plant at Kurri Kurri to put downward pressure on electricity prices. Labor promised to commit an additional $700 million to the project if they were elected, but that commitment was very absent from the budget. With power prices set to increase by 50 per cent under this government, why has Labor abandoned a project that will provide affordable, reliable electricity for Australians when they need it most?

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

I thank the honourable member for his question, but I say respectfully to him: he's completely wrong. He's completely misunderstood the budget papers if he believes that the Kurri Kurri plant is being cancelled. It is, unlike Snowy 2.0, currently on track and will be delivered. It is an on-budget matter. I think the honourable member has just completely got the wrong end of the stick.