Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Hansard source

To respond to the comments from those opposite, in the whole time Labor was in government there was 5,300 megawatts of investment in renewables. That's 5.3 gigawatts from 2007 through to 2013. That's how much was invested. Last year alone there was 7,000 megawatts of investment in solar and wind. Indeed, we're now seeing in Australia the highest level of household solar in the world. One in four—

Opposition members interjecting—

Those opposite don't want to hear this because this is good news. This is talking up Australia. We like to talk up Australia. Those opposite love to talk Australia down any chance they get, but these are the facts: 7,000 megawatts last year of solar and wind—

Mr Husic interjecting—

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