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

Senator Wong, let me take your interjection. Let me run you through, Senator Wong, some of the RET measures that the Australian government has taken to ensure that there is downward pressure on energy prices. First of all, we haven't repeated the mistake that you now admit that you made in deregulating the export of gas. We have regulated the export of gas to ensure that that resource is available to Australian consumers before it is available to overseas consumers. Secondly, Senator McAllister, the Prime Minister and the minister for energy have intervened directly with the energy suppliers to ensure transparency in their billing to Australian consumers. All Australian consumers can now be reassured that they will have transparency in their billing so that they can be on the cheapest plan possible. (Time expired)