Senate debates

Thursday, 25 February 2021

Questions without Notice

Western Australia: Energy

2:32 pm

Photo of Zed SeseljaZed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Roberts for the question. I can't speak to the absolute detail of the Western Australian Liberal opposition's policy—I could take some of that on notice—but, when it comes to energy security and the need to take action, our government, of course, has laid its priorities on the table. Those priorities include a strong focus on reliable and affordable energy, whether that's in our plans when it comes to gas, whether that's in record investment in renewables, whether that's in extending the life of other base-load power, whether that's in Snowy 2.0 or whether that's in the work we are doing with the Battery of the Nation. We have a proud record of ensuring that we have reliable and affordable power whilst we invest in renewable energy, meet our emissions reductions targets on an international scale, create jobs and support manufacturing. In terms of the detail of some of those policies you went to, I'm happy to take that on notice.

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