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

Thank you very much, Senator Carr. I can confirm that it is the policy of the government and that the Prime Minister has made it very clear that the government will be doing everything in its power to put downward pressure on electricity prices. Let me explain to you, Mr President, how the Australian government intends to do that. I tried to explain that to Senator McAllister before, but let me go through it again and, in doing so, might I remind you, Mr President, that during the period of the Labor government in which Senator Carr was a senior minister—