Hollie Hughes (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Before the last election, the Prime Minister stated emphatically:

I don't think, I know that Labor's Powering Australia plan will cut power prices …

And Labor promised a $275 cut not once but on 97 occasions. However, recent figures released by the Australian Energy Market Operator reveal that energy bills have risen by over 20 per cent in the past 12 months, with a record number of households and businesses claiming hardship assistance. Was the Prime Minister lying or just reckless when he solemnly pledged to cut power prices for Australian households?