Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Boswell. I am not familiar with the remarks of every minister in every state government across the country, particularly in an area of government responsibility for which I only represent the minister, Minister Ferguson, in this chamber. What we have now in this country is a government that is actually committed to ensuring that this country is prepared for the future, a government that is actually committed to ensuring that the energy sector is able to secure supply for the future in a manner that means that costs can be kept down and that the opportunities for future industrial development can be advanced. What we have had is the Ministerial Council on Energy recently agreeing to consider in more detail the impact of the arrangements that Senator Wong has outlined in the green paper. I look forward to the further consultations that this sector will have with the government, as will every other sector of the economy. (Time expired)