Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

If Senator Cameron wanted to read all of the Hansard, rather than selectively quoting from the Hansard, he would know that I named those projects as projects that have already been announced—as examples of investment in thermal generation that are already being undertaken. Rather than coming in here, Senator Cameron, and trying to selectively quote and play tricky games, what is very clear is that the coalition has a clear policy to drive down power prices.

What I saw today was Mr Butler come out and reconfirm that the Labor Party policy is for twice the emissions reduction target, or thereabouts, of the coalition, that the Labor Party policy, presumably, is still for the emissions intensity scheme it took to the last election, and that the Labor Party policy, presumably, is still for a 50 per cent renewable energy target—higher prices and lower reliability, compared to the Turnbull government's plan. (Time expired)