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

I thank the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party for her question. It's not surprising it's question 2. I foreshadow that when the shadow Treasurer asks a question today I'm going to give the Treasurer a go today at question 4.

I'm asked about the pressure on energy prices and the context we have. None other than former WA Liberal Premier—when the Liberal Party had more than two people in the Legislative Assembly!—Richard Court said that the past decade of national energy policy has been 'a slow-moving trainwreck'. Jennifer Westacott from the Business Council of Australia said:

… we've not done the work that we should have done for the last decade. … we've really made a mess of energy policy.

Dominic Perrottet—do you remember him? He's the bloke who won't be seen anywhere near this fellow opposite me. But there are two days to go! Don't miss the opportunity! I was in Monaro this morning—

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