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

I thank the member for North Sydney for his question and know he's focused on driving lower prices and a more stable energy system for his constituents and right across the country. He supports the Turnbull government's actions to rein in the power of the networks, to provide more gas to Australians before it's exported overseas, to get a better deal from retailers for millions of Australians and to put in place the National Energy Guarantee, under which we will see significant savings for Australian consumers.

I'm asked: are there any alternative approaches? We know that under federal Labor when they were last in office, power prices went up 100 per cent. And we also know that when Labor was in office in New South Wales between 2006 and 2011, power prices went up 60 per cent. And do you know who had their hands on the levers of power in New South Wales? It was Kristina Keneally and Senator Sam Dastyari, her personal pick. So you can imagine my surprise when I looked at the Labor Party's website to find there was a special invitation: Christmas trivia with Senator Sam Dastyari and special guest the Hon. Kristina Keneally. It was organised by—guess what?—the Central Policy Branch. I guess they were getting together to work out a Mediscare campaign, to drive up energy prices or to drive up taxes! And what was on the menu come Christmas time was duck—probably peking duck!

I looked at the price and thought: 'This could be a good deal. What is the price for a trivia night with Senator Sam Dastyari and Kristina Keneally?' It is $150.

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