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

We are doing exactly what we said we'd do. Where we have cut programs, it was because there wasn't a business case, there wasn't information about what was going to happen with that money or they were decisions that were taken but hadn't been funded. We're cleaning up your mess again.

In terms of passing the climate legislation, we've done that. We're doing exactly what we said we would do: we're implementing Powering Australia. The simple fact of the matter is renewable energy is the cheapest form of energy. So, if we can get more renewable energy into the grid through our Powering Australia plan, then that will put downward pressure on prices. We are doing exactly what we said we'd do. And, in terms of these short-term pressures caused by the war in Ukraine and the neglect of the last nine years, we are working through options that will provide some relief to manufacturers, businesses and households where we can, and we're working with states and territories on that.