Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The government is now in its fifth year in office. In that time, seven coal-fired power stations have closed, removing over 4,000 megawatts of capacity. This is equivalent to nearly six million households' power, or more than enough energy to power every home in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Why has the government done nothing to replace the energy which has been progressively switched off since 2013?

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