Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Well, we're trying to do a few things in this budget, and it's as I outlined in my answer to the first question: actually being an active participant in the transformation that's occurring in our energy system while dealing with the mess that we were left. We walked into government and into a gas crisis. I know you try to rub that out, but, essentially, I remember Minister Bowen and Minister King leaving the swearing-in ceremony to go and deal with what was happening in the gas markets. That is what was happening. We have taken a number of steps to deal with that. In fact, the focus of that first tranche of work was on dealing with the supply shortages that were being identified through the work of the ACCC. We have actually dealt with that. We are investing in projects where it makes sense. We're not just giving money for subsidies. In Middle Arm, for example, we're supporting common-use infrastructure and we are supporting the shift to renewable energy at the same time.