Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I can confirm that the small-scale renewable energy technology package remains part of the government's policy and will continue to remain part of the government's policy. I've been asked about comments by the minister for resources. He has a lot of common sense—and I quote:

"As an electrical engineer I can tell you solar panels don’t work in the dark,” Mr Pitt told the ABC in July 2019. "We can’t have the entire Australian economy be reliant on the weather. Otherwise you’d only be working between 11am and 3pm in the afternoon if it’s just on solar. You won’t do anything in the dark."

The minister for resources is making the point—which seems lost on those opposite—that, if you're putting all your eggs in one basket on intermittent renewables, you cannot support jobs and heavy industry. The Leader of the Opposition needs a GPS to explain his policy.

Mr Dreyfus interjecting—

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