David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Justice and Customs) Share this | Hansard source

Advice will be sought with respect to all options confronting Australia into the future. Indeed, this government has spent a lot of money on developing solar energy, particularly at Mildura. There are a whole host of clean coal technologies and other energy technologies. I am advised that the Commonwealth will scope out and will undertake the necessary advice to understand what capacity we have to undertake investigations into all aspects of energy as a reliable source of underwriting Australia’s future energy needs.