Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

A DMO was issued last week in accordance with the law—not the law that was changed by this side of the House but the law that was signed by the previous minister. There were only two signatures: his own and the Governor-General's. We don't blame the Governor-General. We blame the previous minister. Now, that is a fact. They hid price rises. They were not honest with the Australian people. We have been clear with the Australian people that energy prices are under pressure around the world. Governments around the world are intervening, including this government, and we're intervening against the wishes of those opposite.

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