Julian Hill (Bruce, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

MPIs are my second favourite thing, after the Fed Chamber, where good speeches go to die, but it is terrific to have a sensible topic for debate for once on the MPI. It is important that Australia accelerates the transition away from fossil fuels by electrifying people's houses with cheaper renewable energy. It is so important. It's obvious that it's the teals and the crossbench bringing this debate, not the opposition, because it is a sensible topic for the parliament to spend an hour debating. Renewable energy will lead to lower pollution and lower emissions. It's the cheapest form of new energy, unlike Mr Nuclear Sheen over there—

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