Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

This is not my first speech. My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister. This weekend I'll be doorknocking in my home area of St Kilda and I will hear from community members about the Albanese government's decision to prioritise budget surplus over helping them. I'll hear about your decision to have the budget pump almost $50 billion into subsidising fossil fuels over the next 10 years when we are veering towards environmental and climate collapse because you prioritise your corporate mates over the people who voted you in. Minister, what should I tell my community when they ask me about this government's betrayal of those doing it tough and selling our kids' futures to big coal and gas companies?