Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

Then I want to add the words of Tony Maher, the national president of the CFMEU, who wrote to all members opposite in 2015. He said about the Leader of the Opposition's 50 per cent target:

… an increased Renewable Energy Target (RET) of 50% by 2030 will increase the cost of electricity for manufacturing and ordinary households while being a poor tool to reduce Australia’s overall global warming emissions.

Only the coalition can introduce energy efficiency, energy security— (Time expired)

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