Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) Share this | Hansard source

We've seen big sticks from the government in relation to energy in the past and an argument that the threat of a big stick would bring people to negotiate and address issues. Why was this done in a rush in the last few days as opposed to having these kinds of principles embedded in the legislation earlier? Couldn't the outcome have been reached much earlier than today?