House debates

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Questions without Notice

Energy

2:55 pm

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

Port Adelaide gives you a lot to talk about, Mr Speaker! The good news is that under the coalition's plan, based on the analysis from the Energy Security Board, 64 to 72 per cent of the generation mix in the NEM will be coming from coal and gas. As a result of this decision, a coal-fired generator is much more likely to be upgraded to have its life extended.

The member for Corio has gone quiet because he knows that in the Latrobe Valley this is good news. This is good news for the people of the Latrobe Valley. The member for Shortland is busy reading Mills & Boon over there because he's no longer interested in jobs. The member for Hunter is starting to think about his numbers in the caucus—

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