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

We are focused on outcomes. And the outcome on which we are focused is the suite of policies that will make energy prices—and, in particular, domestic electricity prices—more affordable and electricity supply more reliable. That is what we are focused on. And, as you know, we have had a discussion within the government. We have considered a variety of points of view, but we will be focused with laser-like focus on two things and two things only: how to make electricity prices more affordable and how to make electricity supply more reliable.

What we don't want to do, and will not do, is see Australia repeat the catastrophe that the Labor government has wrought upon the people of South Australia, where the Labor Party cannot even keep the lights on. We're not going to have that outcome in other states. We will be settling on a suite of policies that makes power more affordable and supply more reliable.