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

As I've previously said in the House as well, the Commonwealth and the states are working together off the frame of the National Liquid Fuel Emergency Response Plan, which is a document that's existed under governments of all persuasions for the last 20 years.

Just as in COVID, where the Morrison government worked with states, the Albanese government is working with states on contingency planning on all the measures. The difference now is that, during COVID, the Morrison government had an opposition which was constructive. The Morrison government had an opposition which made policy suggestions, which gave support to controversial measures when it didn't have to. I was shadow minister. I remember Labor Party members complaining to me: 'You're being too soft on the Morrison government. You shouldn't give them that much support.' I said: 'That would not be good for the country. That would not be good for Australia.' But the Taylor opposition sees an international crisis as a political-point-scoring opportunity, not an opportunity to be the adults in the room. I suspect the Australian people will have views about that performance.

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