George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

No, I cannot confirm that, Senator. I will tell you what I can confirm, Senator—if you look in the charts of the Finkel report you will see it laid out before your very eyes—which is that in the period of the Labor government the cost of electricity to Australian consumers doubled. The cost of electricity to Australian consumers doubled.

I can also tell you, Senator, that since the election of the coalition government in 2013 the price of electricity to Australian consumers has stabilised. The period of rapid growth charted by Dr Finkel's report, and there for all to see, shows that under the period of Labor government the price of electricity to Australian consumers doubled. We put a stop to that, just as we want to put a stop to this area of policy paralysis. (Time expired)