Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

They don't like it, do they? They don't like the good news. And there is a reduction of more than seven per cent for some households. This is encouraging news, but we know how tough people have been doing it. We know families and business have still been doing it tough, which is why we on this side urgently capped skyrocketing coal and gas prices during the crisis. It's why we on this side ensured there was $3 billion in direct bill relief provided for households and small businesses.

By contrast, what happened? They voted against it. Not only do they not ask questions about the cost of living, but they voted against Labor's plan to help Australians with increasing energy prices, which were increasing in great part not only for global reasons but because those opposite did not have a plan for over 10 years. Mr Dutton has given up on cheaper electricity for Australians. They have no plan and they vote against plans by this government— (Time expired)