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

I'm happy to have a debate about energy prices. I welcome it because this side of the House has a plan to help energy prices. Those opposite announced a plan during the break to push prices up, because we know that abandoning the zero will push prices up. That's what the Treasury tells us. That's what the International Energy Agency tells us. That's what every expert tells us. Those opposite want to sweat the coal assets for longer. They are the most unreliable part of our energy system and the most expensive, so bring on a debate about energy prices.

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