Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

A recent report by the Australian Energy Regulator showed that wholesale electricity prices for the last quarter were less than half of those in the same period last year. And this highlights the significant impact that the Albanese government's coal and gas price caps are having on Australian power bills. We know that the job is not yet done when it comes to assisting with cost-of-living relief, but we've introduced a range of measures like this to add weight and assist Australians. But, for these caps that we introduced and we voted for, guess how the coalition voted? They voted no. When we voted to cap coal and gas prices, the coalition said no. And, of course, before he went off on his most recent world tour, Mr Dutton—they don't like being reminded, but we're going to keep reminding people—told an energy conference, 'Just like Reagan, we will wind back government intervention.' Now, what sort of intervention is Mr Dutton going to wind back? Is it coal and gas prices, or is it energy rebates? (Time expired)