Sue Lines (President) Share this | Hansard source

Senators, pursuant to order, the time for consideration of this bill has expired. I will now put the question before the chair and put the questions on the remaining stages of the bill. I first deal with the second reading amendment circulated by the opposition. The question is that the opposition amendment on sheet 3332 to be agreed to.

Opposition's circulated amendment—

Omit all words after "That:, substitute "the Senate notes that:

(a) the bill is specifically designed to make electricity more expensive for Australian families;

(b) Australian families have already seen their electricity prices increase by $1,000 under the Albanese Government;

(c) Prime Minister Albanese told Australians 97 times before the election that their electricity bills would fall by $275 a year, but has instead delivered price increases; and

(d) a Labor-Greens minority government would introduce super-charged nature positive laws to make electricity even more expensive".