John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes. What happened to the coal fired generator there? It was shut down. It was going broke. Why was going broke? It was because of the subsidies we throw at the wind turbines. Of course, we then see South Australia become not only the driest state in the driest continent but the darkest state in Australia as well. That is because the lights are going out, and aren't the people annoyed about it? I was in South Australia last Monday and they are very annoyed. When you talk to businesses down there, they are very annoyed. They want to go into the manufacture of our submarines—$50 billion worth. They won the award. I hope you have enough electricity to actually make the submarines. That would be a big worry.

What we are doing is having a debate because of the Finkel report. We are allowed to debate that. Over on your side, you do as you are told. I wonder if Senator Farrell supports same-sex marriage. Well, he will say publicly that he does. I wonder if Senator O'Neill does? Knowing their background and their beliefs, I doubt if they would. They are doing as they are told. They are in the party of dictatorship. You do as you are told or you get kicked out. You cannot cross the floor over there. Even Senator Sahaad Dastyari—that is his name, Senator Sahaad—