Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

This is just another desperate attempt by the Greens to be relevant in the energy debate. Labor agrees with the concerns identified in the motion and that there's no doubt that the Liberals' record of privatisation failed to deliver lower prices and all the other things the Liberals said it would. But Australia needs comprehensive energy market reform to support the uptake of renewables with storage and to support a national strategic approach to new transmission investment. That's what Labor will actually deliver. The Greens' promise to nationalise electricity transmission is just another example of a Greens announcement that's all sound and fury but signifies nothing but politics and has no substance. Labor has a plan to deliver 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030 to modernise the energy system and deliver a strategic national plan to new transmission investment. We're focused on delivering for the Australian people and won't be distracted by Greens political stunts and thought bubbles.