Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for her question. I reject the premise of the question. It goes to a failure, still, for those opposite to recognise that renewable energy is the cheapest form of new energy. Yesterday I spoke about the deal that was done with the Tasmanian government and what they have to say, what the Victorian government have to say as well, and I spoke about what the New South Wales Premier had to say. I agree with the statement that the cheapest, most reliable and cleanest energy on the planet is renewables. I agree with the statement that the cheapest way to deliver electricity today is not coal; it's not gas; it's certainly not nuclear. It's wind and solar backed up by pumped hydro and batteries. If you care about cheap energy and reliable energy, then you're looking at wind, solar and pumped hydro.

They are not my statements. They are the statements of Matt Kean, the New South Wales Treasurer—the deputy leader of this deputy leader's party in New South Wales.

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