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

I thank the honourable member for his question. The government has taken decisive action to address the challenge to energy prices and energy availability and security caused by years of Labor complacency, operating particularly in the states of South Australia and Victoria. We are about to see the closure of the Hazelwood power station, which provides nearly a quarter of the electricity for the state of Victoria. This is a power station which has seen the cost of generating power increased by the state government increasing royalties on brown coal—

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