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

I thank Senator McLachlan for that outstanding question. The Morrison government are delivering on our plan to provide Australian families and businesses with the affordable and reliable power they need to help cement our economic recovery and to create jobs. As I updated senators in February, we have delivered eight consecutive quarters of year-on-year CPI retail price reductions, and prices are set to continue to fall, putting more money in the hands of Australians and more money into Australian households and Australian business. I would think that those opposite would be welcoming those falls in energy prices. But, all the while, we're also reducing our emissions.

I know that senators will welcome the fact that Australia has reduced its emissions by 19 per cent on 2005 levels. I would have thought that Senator McAllister would welcome that fact—that she would welcome the fact we have reduced them by 19 per cent whilst lowering energy prices. Why won't they join with us in celebrating with Australian families and households? Even Senator Watt would welcome that, and even the Greens should welcome that reduction in—