House debates

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Statements by Members

Nuclear Energy

1:40 pm

Photo of Graham PerrettGraham Perrett (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I know I've only got 90 seconds, but I've got a rather serious matter to speak about. I need bit of guidance, because, when we have divisions and people move around the chamber, sometimes people leave documents behind. I assume this belonged to the member for Fairfax, but I'm not sure. Whilst in a division, I came across the opposition's plan for nuclear reactors. I just wanted to see if I could—

I'll take that interjection from the member for Kennedy. I just wanted to refer to it, because obviously this big plan opposite in terms of building nuclear power is something that we should share with the House as much as possible. This is the member for Fairfax's alternative energy plan. It's a serious energy plan, according to the member for Fairfax, but we know that we're just focused on making sure that people have cheaper electricity. He has a plan—

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

How's that one going, Graham?

Photo of Graham PerrettGraham Perrett (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I'll take that interjection, member for Fairfax, because energy bills have gone down. In Queensland, we've got a state government that's actually giving a cut to people and we've got a federal government giving a cut to people as well. So obviously your plan for 2050, delivering a nuclear power reactor—I can give you your plan back if you want, member for Fairfax—is just that: build nuclear plants by 2050. That's it. (Time expired)