Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

And it is exactly the same approach the Labor Party took in South Australia where, as we know, they allowed a huge rollout of renewable energy to be undertaken without paying any regard to the fact that the wind does not blow all the time—you would think that would be obvious. They paid no regard to that. They had no storage, no planning, they allowed baseload generation to close down, and the consequence has been what we have seen in South Australia—that state has the most expensive, the least reliable electricity in Australia.

By contrast, we on this side are taking action to bring prices down so that people get a better deal. Yesterday we ensured the commitment of the big retailers to make sure that their customers would know what is the right plan for them. Too many families are paying more than they need to for electricity. We have acted on gas, we have acted on retail prices, we are acting on networks and we are acting on long-term planning with Snowy Hydro 2.0, a massive contrast. (Time expired)

Mr Stephen Jones interjecting—

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