Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Labor was elected on a promise to reduce household electricity bills by $275, but Australians are instead paying amongst the most expensive energy bills in the world. Labor has fallen short of its election commitment by up to $1,027 for everyday households, with many Australians living on a knife's edge under Labor's cost-of-living crisis. We now see around 116,000 people on financial hardship arrangements with their energy retailer, which is a 59 per cent increase since you came to government. With 90 per cent of baseload electricity exiting the system over the next 10 years, the Albanese government can't even tell us how much their renewable plan will cost. Will you acknowledge that Labor has broken its promise to reduce electricity prices by $275 a year and will you apologise for your broken promises and failed policies that are costing Australians so much more? (Time expired)