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

Senator Carr, we are not refusing to introduce any reform; what we are doing is trying to progress reforms. I have been trying, through your points of order, to explain what those reforms are. So let me continue and tell you what some of the other reforms are that we have introduced. In addition, Senator Carr, we have invested heavily in renewable energy—in particular, the investment that the Australian government has made in Snowy Hydro 2.0. That is not the only investment, by the way, that the Australian government has made in renewable energy but it is one of the most important.

Fourthly, Senator Carr, we have brought the operators and the CEOs of the electricity companies in to speak to the government, most particularly, as you know, Senator Carr, in relation to the extension of the life of existing coal-fired— (Time expired)