Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

The commitment of the Turnbull government is to pursue policies that make sure that we can have access to affordable, reliable and secure energy supplies in a way that still helps us meet our emissions reduction targets. That is the way to go, not this green ideological pursuit that Labor has embraced in the pursuit of Greens preferences in inner city seats in Perth and around Australia, not this ideological approach which will drive up the cost of electricity for families, drive up the cost of electricity for businesses, make it harder for businesses to be successful and make it harder for businesses to employ more West Australians. That is not the way to go, we know for absolutely certain. Remember when Julia Gillard said 'there will be no carbon tax under a government I lead'? Well, immediately after the election, we got one. Mark McGowan is hiding his true intentions before the election because he knows how unpopular his policies under the Renewable Energy Target are. (Time expired)