Senate debates

Thursday, 21 November 2024

Questions without Notice

Energy

2:10 pm

Photo of Jenny McAllisterJenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Emergency Management) Share this | Hansard source

Senators will also recall that those opposite opposed our plan to cap coal and gas prices. Wholesale electricity prices are currently around $48, and that is less than one-fifth of the $286 they were when the coalition left office. One of the most important interventions that our government is making is actually restoring certainty and policy predictability to the energy market after a decade of division and disunity. Recently we've seen more evidence of disunity, with Senator Canavan saying net zero is dead, and the member for Hinkler calling for the coalition to reconsider policies around net zero. It is back to the future with this one. (Time expired)

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