Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator. On this side of the chamber we understand that Australians are struggling right now, and this announcement is the latest in a long line of investments that this government has made to ease cost-of-living and put downward pressure on people's energy bills.

Earlier this year, we announced that every Australian household would receive $300 in energy bill relief. This, of course, comes on top of our initial phase of energy price relief, which those opposite opposed and voted against in this chamber. We recognise, on this side, that Australians needs short-term relief to help with the rising cost of living, but we are also investing in the long-term solutions needed to keep power prices down in the future. The truth is that Labor is the only party with a real plan to tackle emissions and put downward pressure on power prices.