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

Well, obviously I don't agree with the assessment Senator Pocock makes of the cost-of-living support that is being provided to every household. Our government thinks that is important. Our government thinks it is important, when households are under pressure, to provide them with support where we can. That is the approach we've taken right across the term.

But, Senator, your question seems to imply that it's an either/or, and we don't accept that, either. We do think there are opportunities to support households to build their own energy resilience and to make enduring savings on their bills. That is precisely why we've made the investments that we have, over this term, to support households to do just that. I talked about some of those in my answer to your last question. Those households are already seeing results. The amount of investment necessary for each household depends on your circumstances. But there are things families can do, and we're taking every step that we can to help them do that.