Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Is the minister aware that Bluewaters 1 and 2 are the newest and, as such, the cleanest coal fired power stations in the country and replaced ageing plants which will have to be restarted to maintain energy security in Western Australia, which will lead to higher carbon emissions as a direct result of the carbon tax? Is the government's idea of effective action on climate change to force the closure of new state-of-the-art power stations?