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

The member for Hunter may reflect on the maiden speech of the member for Paterson when she said:

While coal is still a vital source of employment, we are a region in transition. Just as nearby Newcastle has blossomed beyond steel, the Hunter will transition from coal to newer, cleaner industrial bases.

What are they going to be? Is it going to be gas at $100 a megawatt hour? Ask the people at Tomago Aluminium. Ask them whether they can afford $100 a megawatt hour. What is the Labor Party's plan? We are putting in place energy storage. We are taking on the challenge of providing the storage and the backup that Australia's energy system needs.

Honourable members interjecting—

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