House debates

Thursday, 9 February 2023

Questions without Notice

Energy

3:04 pm

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

NESE (—) (): I thank the member for Wannon for his question. We're still none the wiser as to what his portfolio is!

I'm happy to receive the question, but the questioner would have more credibility if he had voted in favour of energy price relief. He had an opportunity to vote for lower prices; he voted for higher prices. I note AGL's statement to the Australian Stock Exchange, he voted for higher prices, and I note AGL's statement to the Australian Stock Exchange, notably:

… the impact of government intervention contributed to a sharp decline in forward electricity prices.

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